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A new approach is proposed to store excess heat energy in horizontal solar desalination stills during daytime for the …
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Desalination of water is essential to supply sufficient good quality water to remote areas to satisfy various needs …) powered water desalination Reverse Osmosis (R.O) plant at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …
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This paper describes the theoretical rationale for a new low temperature phase-change desalination process, and six … examples of applications to illustrate how this process can be engineered for sustainable desalination. In this process … any mechanical energy input. Thermodynamic advantages and benefits of low temperature phase-change desalination are …
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An exergy analysis has been conducted to show the effect of a small fan on the exergy efficiency in a pyramid-shaped solar still. The tests were carried out in Mashhad (36° 36′ N), for two solar still systems. One of them was equipped with a small fan (active system), to enhance the...
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Surfaces used for evaporation and condensation phenomenon play important roles in the performance of basin type solar still. In the present study, a concave wick surface was used for evaporation, whereas four sides of a pyramid shaped still were used for condensation. Use of jute wick increased...
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This paper proposes a new multistage evacuated solar distillation system that was designed to increase the productivity and improve the efficiency of the simple solar still. The solar still works by virtue of the higher evaporation rate under vacuum conditions. A mathematical model for the...
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An experimental investigation of a desalination system based on the HDH (humidification and dehumidification) of air is … water heater is integrated with the desalination unit. The air is circulated either by natural or forced circulation. The …
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desalination processes require significant amount of energy to convert brackish water into potable water for human consumption and … industry. With an extensive research on various desalination systems over the last few decades, solar desalination is one of … demand for a small scale self-contingent desalination device is the need of the hour. Solar still is an innovative device …
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The aim of this work was to evaluate the technical feasibility of producing potable water from simulated seawater by integrating a membrane distillation module with a solar still. The relatively hot brine in the solar still was used as a feed to the membrane module. The synergistic action of the...
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In this work, a vapor adsorption type solar still was designed, fabricated and tested at Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India. A vapor adsorbent pipe network comprising activated carbon–methanol pair was integrated with the basin. Losses from the bottom of the still are...
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