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Performance study on basin type double slope solar still with different wick materials and minimum mass of water
K. Kalidasa Murugavel,K. Srithar +1 more
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In this article, a double slope solar still with mild steel plate was fabricated and tested with minimum mass of water and different wick materials like light cotton cloth, sponge sheet, coir mate and waste cotton pieces in the basin.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2011-02-01. It has received 306 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar still.read more
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Extremely Cost‐Effective and Efficient Solar Vapor Generation under Nonconcentrated Illumination Using Thermally Isolated Black Paper
Zhejun Liu,Zhejun Liu,Haomin Song,Dengxin Ji,Chenyu Li,Alec Cheney,Youhai Liu,Nan Zhang,Xie Zeng,Borui Chen,Jun Gao,Yuesheng Li,Xiang Liu,Diana S. Aga,Suhua Jiang,Zongfu Yu,Qiaoqiang Gan +16 more
TL;DR: An efficient strategy using extremely low‐cost materials, i.e., carbon black (powder), hydrophilic porous paper, and expanded polystyrene foam is reported, which can provide an approach for individuals to purify water for personal needs, which is particularly suitable for undeveloped regions with limited/no access to electricity.
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Performance study on single basin single slope solar still with different water nanofluids
TL;DR: In this paper, the performance of single basin single slope solar still with and without water nanofluid was compared and two experimental stills of the same basin area have been fabricated and tested with water and different nanophluids simultaneously.
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Energy minimization strategies and renewable energy utilization for desalination: A review
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of energy minimization strategies for membrane-based desalination processes and utilization of lower GHG emission renewable energy resources is presented.
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Water desalination system using solar heat: A review
M. Chandrashekara,Avadhesh Yadav +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, various solar thermal desalination methods such as direct and indirect methods have been discussed The indirect methods are preferable for medium and large scale Desalination systems, whereas the direct methods employing the solar stills are more suitable for small scale systems.
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Effect of using nanofluids and providing vacuum on the yield of corrugated wick solar still.
TL;DR: In this article, a hybrid solar distillation system comprising of corrugated and wick absorbers of solar stills is integrated with an external condenser to examine their performance, and the performance of CrWSS with internal reflectors, integrated with external condensor and using different types of nanomaterials is investigated and compared with the conventional still.
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Seawater desalination using renewable energy sources
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of various systems that use renewable energy sources for desalination, including solar collectors, photovoltaics, solar ponds and geothermal energy.
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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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Single basin double slope solar still with minimum basin depth and energy storing materials
TL;DR: In this article, a single basin double slope solar still with an inner basin size 2.08m and outer basin size 1.25m has been fabricated with mild steel plate and tested with a layer of water and different sensible heat storage materials like quartzite rock, red brick pieces, cement concrete pieces, washed stones and iron scraps.
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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.