Improving the tubular solar still performance using square and circular hollow fins with phase change materials

Abdelgaied, Mohamed; Zakaria, Yehya; Kabeel, A.E.; Essa, F.A.

doi:10.1016/j.est.2021.102564

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“…In addition, numerous modifications were performed to improve the distiller performance. These modifications included the use of condensation unit [87][88][89], nanofluids [90,91], heat exchanger [92], floating aluminum sheet [93], desiccant [94], solar ponds [95], glass cooling [44], volcanic rocks [96], wick materials [71], rotating parts [97][98][99], coated absorbers [100,101], phase change materials (PCM) [102][103][104], fins [105], half barrel and corrugated absorbers [106], solar collectors [107], sun-tracking systems [108], multiple-effect basins [109], reflectors [110], vapor extraction [111][112][113], and reusing latent heat of evaporation [114].…”

Section: Methods Of Improving the Solar Distiller Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Thermal Desalination Systems: From Traditionality to Modernity and Development

Essa¹

2022

Distillation Processes - From Solar and Membrane Distillation to Reactive Distillation Modelling, Simulation and Optimization

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As well known, the basic birthrights of human are the clean air, clean water, healthy food, and green energy. So, clean water is the second important requested need of all living organisms on Earth. To know the importance of water to our human bodies, a deficiency of just 2% in our body’s water supply indicates dehydration. Nowadays, all countries suffer from the problem of freshwater shortage. Despite the importance of clean water for our lives, only 0.01% is available as surface water such as the rivers, lakes, and swamps. These frightening facts have made it a national and humanitarian duty for scientists to research how to overcome the water problem and how to provide alternative sources of safe drinking water using renewable energies. Desalination is the most famous and operative technique used to overcome this problem. In this chapter, the different desalination techniques are reviewed and reported. Also, the solar distillation processes are mentioned with an extended review on the solar distillers. Besides, the application of artificial intelligence in improving the performance of desalination systems is reported. The main conclusions are stated at the end of this chapter.

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Section: Methods Of Improving the Solar Distiller Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

Thermal Desalination Systems: From Traditionality to Modernity and Development

Essa¹

2022

Distillation Processes - From Solar and Membrane Distillation to Reactive Distillation Modelling, Simulation and Optimization

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“…The conclusion revealed that increasing the mass of saline water in the solar still with paraffin wax PCM has negative effect on the production rate. Mohamed et al (2021) investigated the performance of solar still by using square and circular hollow fins with paraffin wax PCM. The array of copper hollow fins was fitted with absorber tube.…”

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Review on phase change materials for solar energy storage applications

Naveenkumar¹,

Ravichandran²,

Mohanavel

et al. 2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The energy storage application plays a vital role in the utilization of the solar energy technologies. There are various types of the energy storage applications are available in the todays world. Phase change materials (PCMs) are suitable for various solar energy systems for prolonged heat energy retaining, as solar radiation is sporadic. This literature review presents the application of the PCM in solar thermal power plants, solar desalination, solar cooker, solar air heater, and solar water heater. Even though the availability and cost of PCMs are complex and high, the PCMs are used in most solar energy methods due to their significant technical parameters improvisation. This review's detailed findings paved the way for future recommendations and methods for the investigators to carry work for further system developments.

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“…It concluded that the performance of TSS with circular hollow fins is higher than TSS. Abdelgaied et al 28 studied the experimental analysis of SS with circular hollow fins and square fins. It found that the performance of SS with circular hollow fins is higher compared to square hollow fins.…”

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Energetic and exergetic investigation of single slope solar still with sponge and circular hollow fins at different water depths

2022

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In this investigation, the experimental analysis of single slope solar still (SSSS) using hollow pin fins and sponge is done. The analysis of a SSSS using various sizes of water depth located in the basin was investigated based on energy and exergy analysis. The performance was estimated for the different water depths such as 15, 30, and 45 mm in basin. Four types are considered, type 1: traditional solar still (TSS), type 2: TSS with sponge, type 3: TSS with circular hollow fins and type 4: TSS with sponge and circular hollow fins. The effects of the sponge, water depth and the use of hollow pin fins were also examined.The performance was estimated for the variation of water depth such as 15, 30, and 45 mm in basin. The energy efficiency of Type 4 (TSS with sponge and circular hollow fins) is 20% higher than that of Type 3 (TSS with circular hollow fins), 38.47% higher than that of Type 2 (TSS with sponge) and 79.98% higher than that of Type 1 (TSS).

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Improving the tubular solar still performance using square and circular hollow fins with phase change materials

Cited by 112 publications

References 79 publications

Thermal Desalination Systems: From Traditionality to Modernity and Development

Thermal Desalination Systems: From Traditionality to Modernity and Development

Review on phase change materials for solar energy storage applications

Energetic and exergetic investigation of single slope solar still with sponge and circular hollow fins at different water depths

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