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Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still

This work presents a few important factors that affect the performance of a triangular pyramid solar still. An experimental work has been conducted to find the effect of water depth on the performance of the triangular pyramid solar still. From the present study, it is concluded that the convective...

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Main Authors: Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar, Kennady, Hyacinth J., Nagarajan, P. K., Ahsan, Amimul
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
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spelling my.upm.eprints.376212015-12-15T03:29:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37621/ Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar Kennady, Hyacinth J. Nagarajan, P. K. Ahsan, Amimul This work presents a few important factors that affect the performance of a triangular pyramid solar still. An experimental work has been conducted to find the effect of water depth on the performance of the triangular pyramid solar still. From the present study, it is concluded that the convective and evaporative heat transfer coefficients are important for designing solar distillation systems and the effect of temperature difference between the evaporative and condensing surfaces is also important to optimize the operating temperature range. The condensing area of the solar still is more than that of evaporating area. Thus the experimental results showed that the effect of depth of water in the solar still affects the fresh water production. Nevertheless, outdoor experimental tests were conducted to study the effect of wind speed variations to cool down the glass cover. It was found that increasing the wind speed from 1.5 to 3 m/s and to 4.5 m/s has the effect of increasing the still productivity by 8 and 15.5% respectively. Elsevier 2014-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37621/1/Factors%20affecting%20the%20performance%20of%20triangular%20pyramid%20solar%20still.pdf Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar and Kennady, Hyacinth J. and Nagarajan, P. K. and Ahsan, Amimul (2014) Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still. Desalination, 344. pp. 383-390. ISSN 0011-9164; ESSN: 1873-4464 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0011916414002082 10.1016/j.desal.2014.04.005
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description This work presents a few important factors that affect the performance of a triangular pyramid solar still. An experimental work has been conducted to find the effect of water depth on the performance of the triangular pyramid solar still. From the present study, it is concluded that the convective and evaporative heat transfer coefficients are important for designing solar distillation systems and the effect of temperature difference between the evaporative and condensing surfaces is also important to optimize the operating temperature range. The condensing area of the solar still is more than that of evaporating area. Thus the experimental results showed that the effect of depth of water in the solar still affects the fresh water production. Nevertheless, outdoor experimental tests were conducted to study the effect of wind speed variations to cool down the glass cover. It was found that increasing the wind speed from 1.5 to 3 m/s and to 4.5 m/s has the effect of increasing the still productivity by 8 and 15.5% respectively.
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author Sathyamurthy, Ravishankar
Kennady, Hyacinth J.
Nagarajan, P. K.
Ahsan, Amimul
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Kennady, Hyacinth J.
Nagarajan, P. K.
Ahsan, Amimul
Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
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Kennady, Hyacinth J.
Nagarajan, P. K.
Ahsan, Amimul
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title Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
title_short Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
title_full Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
title_fullStr Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
title_full_unstemmed Factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
title_sort factors affecting the performance of triangular pyramid solar still
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37621/1/Factors%20affecting%20the%20performance%20of%20triangular%20pyramid%20solar%20still.pdf
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