Influence of Water Depth on Internal Heat and Mass Transfer in a Double Slope Solar Still
M.R. Rajamanickam,A. Ragupathy +1 more
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In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the effect of water depth on the internal heat and mass transfer in the single basin double slope (DS) solar still, and the results indicated that decrease in depth of basin water resulted with increase in productivity of the still.About:
This article is published in Energy Procedia.The article was published on 2012-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 103 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar still.read more
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Effect of Al2O3 nanoparticles on the performance of passive double slope solar still
Lovedeep Sahota,G.N. Tiwari +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the enhancement in yield of passive double slope solar still (DSSS) using Al2O3 nanoparticles in the basefluid (water) for two different masses 35 kg and 80 kg was presented.
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Performance improvement of a single slope solar still by employing thermoelectric cooling channel and copper oxide nanofluid: An experimental study
TL;DR: In this article, the performance of copper oxide (Cu2O) nanofluid in a single slope solar still integrated with external thermoelectric glass cover cooling channel was investigated.
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Solar stills: A comprehensive review of designs, performance and material advances
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed review about various types of solar stills, covering passive and active designs, single and multi-effect types, and various modifications for improved productivity including reflectors, heat storage, fins, collectors, condensers, and mechanisms for enhancing heat and mass transfer.
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Observational study of modified solar still coupled with oil serpentine loop from cylindrical parabolic concentrator and phase changing material under basin
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of a cylindrical parabolic concentrator with focal pipe coupled with a developed solar still with (oil heat exchanger, Phase Change Material (PCM)) have been experimentally investigated to improve the freshwater productivity.
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Pyramid solar still: A comprehensive review
Kuldeep H. Nayi,Kalpesh V. Modi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the development in the field of pyramid solar still as well as the various techniques to improve the performance of still have been reviewed, and it has been found that pyramid still is more efficient and economical in compare to conventional single basin single basin still.
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Present status of solar distillation
TL;DR: In this article, a review of work on solar distillation, its present status in the world today and its future perspective has been made, including water sources, water demand, availability of potable water and purification methods including the state of art and historical background.
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Influence of water depth on internal heat and mass transfer in a plastic solar still
M.K. Phadatare,Suresh Kant Verma +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an attempt has been made to study the effect of water depth on the internal heat and mass transfer in a single basin single slope plastic solar still, which was fabricated from Plexiglas.
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Monthly performance of passive and active solar stills for different Indian climatic conditions
Harinder Singh,G.N. Tiwari +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of passive and active solar stills for different Indian climatic conditions was evaluated for hourly variations of average insolation at the Chennai, Jodhpur, Kolkata, Mumbai and New Delhi stations.
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Effect of climatic, operational and design parameters on the year round performance of single-sloped and double-sloped solar still under Indian arid zone conditions
H.P. Garg,H.S. Mann +1 more
TL;DR: A detailed experimental investigation was carried out at Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, to find out the effect of all possible variables on the performance of the single-effect solar still.
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Effect of various dyes on solar distillation
TL;DR: In this article, an analytical and experimental study of the effect of adding dyes to a solar distillation unit is reported, where the analytical model developed treats the transient heat transfer inside the dye solution as one dimensional.
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