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Enhancement of PV/T-integrated single slope solar desalination still productivity using water film cooling and hybrid composite insulation

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This context is about enhancing the freshwater production of a single slope solar desalination still (SSSDS) using water film cooling over the glass cover and using hybrid natural fibre composite (HNFC) insulation. In contrast to the conventional insulations, we proposed the HNFC insulation; this composite was made of natural fibre Pharsalus vulgaris (6 %) and nano-silica (1 %) with unsaturated polyester resin. In this study, conventional SSSDS and proposed SSSDS with enhanced evaporation and condensation have been designed. The same was built with native materials. A conventional and proposed type SSSDS was subjected to the same experimental condition. The experimental result showed that using water film cooling over glass cover and HNFC insulation at 0.5 cm depth caused a 35% increase in the amount of distilled water when compared with the conventional type SSSDS with polystyrene—Styrofoam (thermocol) insulation. Water film cooling over glass cover and HNFC insulation at 1 cm depth caused a 21% increase in the amount of distilled water when compared with the conventional type SSSDS with thermocol insulation. The conventional type solar desalination still with thermocol insulation at 0.5 and 1 cm depth yields are 1.665 and 1.171 l/m2/day, respectively, and the proposed solar desalination still with water film cooling over glass cover and HNFC insulation at 0.5 and 1 cm depth yields are 2.253 and 1.420 l/m2/day, respectively.

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Abbreviations

SSSDS:

Single slope solar desalination still

SDS:

solar desalination still

HNFC:

Hybrid natural fibre composite

PV/T:

Photovoltaic/thermal

UP:

Unsaturated polyester (resin)

PVF:

Pharsalus vulgaris fibre

SiO2 :

Silicon dioxide (nano)

CSDS-0.5 cm:

Conventional solar desalination still at 0.5-cm depth

PSDS-0.5 cm:

Proposed solar desalination still at 0.5-cm depth

CSDS-1 cm:

Conventional solar desalination still at 1-cm depth

PSDS-1 cm:

Proposed solar desalination still at 1-cm depth

Ta :

Ambient temperature (°C)

G:

Irradiance (W/m2)

Va :

Wind speed (m/s)

Tw :

Water temperature (°C)

Tg :

Glass temperature (°C)

L:

Latent heat of vaporization (kJ/kg K)

Mew :

Hourly productivity from solar still (kg/m2 h)

As :

Surface area of condensing cover (m2)

η:

Efficiency (%)

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  1. Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625701, India

    Gurukarthik Babu Balachandran, Prince Winston David & Aravind Bhaskar Panayilvedu Vijayakumar

  2. Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

    Abd Elnaby Kabeel

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdul Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600048, India

    Muthu Manokar Athikesavan

  4. Department of Automobile Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603103, India

    Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

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Balachandran, G.B., David, P.W., Vijayakumar, A.B.P. et al. Enhancement of PV/T-integrated single slope solar desalination still productivity using water film cooling and hybrid composite insulation. Environ Sci Pollut Res 27, 32179–32190 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-06131-9

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