Effects of external reflector and glass cover cooling on thermo‐enviro‐economic performance of a stepped solar still
In the current research work, performance enhancement of stepped solar still (SSS) having
an external reflector (ER) and glass cover cooling (GCC) arrangements is presented. The …
an external reflector (ER) and glass cover cooling (GCC) arrangements is presented. The …
Experimental investigation on the performance of modified single basin double slope solar stills
SJP Gnanaraj, V Velmurugan - International Journal of Ambient …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
An attempt was made to enhance the productivity of the still by spreading heat storage
material in the basin or by focusing additional solar radiation into the still with the help of …
material in the basin or by focusing additional solar radiation into the still with the help of …
Combined effect of heat storage, reflective material, and additional heat source on the productivity of a solar still—techno-economic approach
DDW Rufuss, S Iniyan… - Journal of Testing …, 2018 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Food, water, and energy are essential for life on earth. Among these, water plays a vital role.
Although it occupies a major portion (70%) of the earth, good drinking water is always in …
Although it occupies a major portion (70%) of the earth, good drinking water is always in …
Enhancing the stepped solar still performance using internal and external reflectors
The performance of stepped solar still with internal and external reflectors have been
investigated in the current study. The reflectors are used to enhance energy input to the …
investigated in the current study. The reflectors are used to enhance energy input to the …
Theoretical estimation of the optimum glass cover water film cooling parameters combinations of a stepped solar still
YAF El-Samadony, AE Kabeel - Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In the present work, theoretical performance evaluation of a stepped solar still using water
film cooling over the glass cover is investigated. The effect of film cooling thickness, flow …
film cooling over the glass cover is investigated. The effect of film cooling thickness, flow …
An experimental study on the efficacy of modifications in enhancing the performance of single basin double slope solar still
SJP Gnanaraj, V Velmurugan - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
This study aimed at enhancing the distillate production or productivity of double slope single
basin solar still. In the conventional type still, internal and external modifications were …
basin solar still. In the conventional type still, internal and external modifications were …
[HTML][HTML] An experimental comparison study between four different designs of solar stills
In this experimental work, four different solar stills (SSs) have been tested. The SS systems
are conventional SS (CSS), Double Slope SS (DSSS), Pyramid SS (PSS) and Tubular SS …
are conventional SS (CSS), Double Slope SS (DSSS), Pyramid SS (PSS) and Tubular SS …
Enhancement of passive solar still yield through impregnating water jackets on side walls–A comprehensive study
This study aims at augmenting the distillate output of passive solar still (PSS) by
incrementing the surface area available for condensation by incorporating the water jacket …
incrementing the surface area available for condensation by incorporating the water jacket …
[HTML][HTML] An experimental comparison for thermos-economic performance of five different designs of solar stills
Five different solar stills (SSs) have been tested in this experimental study. Hemispherical
SS, tubular SS, pyramid SS, double slope SS, and conventional SS are the five SS systems …
SS, tubular SS, pyramid SS, double slope SS, and conventional SS are the five SS systems …
Performance enhancement study on solar stills by increasing evaporative surface area and condensing surface area
S Vigneswaran, LAJ Deeyoko… - Energy …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The main theme of this research is for augmenting the yield of solar still (SS) with dual
glazing, rotating cylinders, and to compare the distillate yield of these modified SS with that …
glazing, rotating cylinders, and to compare the distillate yield of these modified SS with that …