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Improvement of solar still performance by covering absorber with blackened layers of sponge
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In this article, an inner heat storage system was used to improve the performance of a solar still by covering the absorber surface with layers of blackened sponge. But the results obtained showed that a 0.5 cm sponge thickness increased the yield by 57.77% i.e.About:
This article is published in Groundwater for Sustainable Development.The article was published on 2017-09-01. It has received 52 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar still & Solar energy.read more
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Recycled waste black polyurethane sponges for solar vapor generation and distillation
Sainan Ma,Chun Pang Chiu,Yujiao Zhu,Chun Yin Tang,Hui Long,Wayesh Qarony,Xin-Hua Zhao,Xuming Zhang,Wai Hung Lo,Yuen Hong Tsang +9 more
TL;DR: In this article, a self-floating black polyurethane sponges are used to generate water vapor after a simple one-step hydrophilic treatment with dopamine hydrochloride.
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Theoretical and experimental performance evaluation of single-slope single-basin solar still with multiple V-shaped floating wicks.
Abhay Agrawal,R.S. Rana +1 more
TL;DR: Multiple V-shaped floating wicks are used to enhance heat absorption and thereby increase productivity of modified solar still in Rewa, India.
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Productivity enhancement of solar still by PCM and Nanoparticles miscellaneous basin absorbing materials.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used a drip button to decant saline water drop by drop on absorbing materials in the basin for TES organization, and verified the diurnal variations of drip button temperature, Tg, Tb, Tw and mass of the output.
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Energy efficient materials for solar water distillation - A review
Thirugnanasambantham Arunkumar,Yali Ao,Zhifang Luo,Lin Zhang,Jing Li,David Denkenberger,Jiaqiang Wang +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the state-of-the-art nanomaterials for water desalination is presented, which includes direct solar steam generation of highly efficient broadband materials, energy exchange materials including nanoparticles & nano-fluids, energy storage materials including phase change materials and nano-enabled-phase change materials.
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Solar still distillate enhancement techniques and recent developments
TL;DR: A review on various techniques of improving the productivity of a solar still that are reported is presented in this article, which mainly includes modification of the absorber plate, integration of a condenser, use of reflectors, humidification-dehumidification units and integration of thermal energy storage materials, using of Nanoparticles, PV/T module integration and thermoelectric coolers.
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Single basin solar still with fin for enhancing productivity
TL;DR: In this article, to augment evaporation of the still basin water, fins were integrated at the basin of the solar still to accelerate the production rate, and for further increase in exposure area sponges were used.
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Experimental study of a solar still with sponge cubes in basin
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a solar still with different size sponge cubes placed in the basin was studied experimentally, and the results showed that the daily production of such a still can be greatly enhanced using sponge cubes.
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Experimental evaluation of a single-basin solar still using different absorbing materials
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of using different absorbing materials in a solar still, and thus enhancing the productivity of water, was studied, and it was shown that using an absorbing black rubber mat increased the daily water productivity by 38%. Using black ink increased it by 45%.
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Thermal analysis of a weir-type cascade solar still integrated with PCM storage
TL;DR: In this paper, a weir-type cascade solar still, integrated with latent heat thermal energy storage system, was designed with the view of enhancing productivity, and theoretical models were developed for the still with and without PCM, and the calculated results were compared with the experimental data.