Productivity enhancements of compound parabolic concentrator tubular solar stills
Thirugnanasambantham Arunkumar,Ramalingam Velraj,David Denkenberger,Ravishankar Sathyamurthy,K. Vinoth Kumar,Amimul Ahsan +5 more
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In this article, the performance of compound parabolic concentrator assisted tubular solar still (CPC-TSS) with different augmentation systems was studied. And the results showed that, the productivity of un-augmented CPCTSS and CPC-CTSS were 3710 ml /day and 4960 ml/day, respectively.About:
This article is published in Renewable Energy.The article was published on 2016-04-01 and is currently open access. It has received 147 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar still.read more
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Volume of fluid model to simulate the nanofluid flow and entropy generation in a single slope solar still
TL;DR: In this paper, a volume of fluid (VOF) model was proposed to investigate the potential of Al2O3-water nanofluid to improve the productivity of a single slope solar still.
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Effects of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NPCM) on solar still productivity
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of nanoparticle-enhanced phase change material (NPCM) on solar still operation and performance were investigated, where three types of nanoparticles (TiO2, CuO and GO) were impregnated individually at 0.3 weight% in paraffin.
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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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Experimental study on tubular solar still using Graphene Oxide Nano particles in Phase Change Material (NPCM's) for fresh water production
Abd Elnaby Kabeel,Ravishankar Sathyamurthy,Ravishankar Sathyamurthy,A. Muthu Manokar,Swellam W. Sharshir,Fadl A. Essa,Ammar H. Elshiekh +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the thermal conductivity of graphene oxide nanoparticle in PCM acts as the key role in improving the thermal performance of a tubular solar still, as compared to that of PCM without nanoparticle.
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A Review of integrating solar collectors to solar still
Ravishankar Sathyamurthy,S.A. El-Agouz,P.K. Nagarajan,J. Subramani,Thirugnanasambantham Arunkumar,D. Mageshbabu,B. Madhu,R. Bharathwaaj,N. Prakash +8 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed review of a solar still integrated to solar collectors for augmenting the yield of fresh water is presented, and the yield, economic aspects and payback period of different solar still are reviewed, and a possible conclusion with the integration of low-cost solar water heater and nanofluids in solar Water heater are arrived.
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Thermal-economic analysis and comparison between pyramid-shaped and single-slope solar still configurations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an analytical study as well as thermal and economic comparisons between two solar still configurations: the pyramid and the single slope, and the main performance parameters such as still productivity and efficiency are presented for the whole year.
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Solar distillation: a promising alternative for water provision with free energy, simple technology and a clean environment
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overall review and technical assessment of the various and up-to-date developments in single and multi-effect solar stills, the development in still configurations, the problems encountered with units during the course of operation as well as the impact on the environment are addressed.
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Nanofluids for Solar Collector Applications: A Review
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive literature on thermophysical properties of nanofluids and the application of solar collector with Nanofluiders have been compiled and reviewed. But, their specific applications in the solar collector are not discussed.
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Performance of a solar still integrated with evacuated tube collector in natural mode
TL;DR: In this article, the thermal analysis of a solar still integrated with evacuated tube collector in natural mode has been performed theoretically in terms of water and inner glass cover temperatures, yield, energy and exergy efficiencies during typical summer day of New Delhi (India).
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Performance of pyramid-shaped solar still: Experimental study
Yazan Taamneh,Madhar Taamneh +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of forced convection on the performance of pyramid-shaped solar still is investigated experimentally under outdoors of Tafila City (south of Jordan) climatic conditions.