Desalination and Water Treatment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
320, P. 100611 - 100611
Published: July 15, 2024
This
work
aims
to
enhance
productivity
and
reduce
the
production
cost
of
conical
solar
distillers
using
green
inexpensive
materials.
Conical
stills
are
characterized
by
their
cover
is
always
exposed
same
radiation
in
all
locations
do
not
create
shading.
Different
graphite
bars
installed
at
various
distances
still
basin,
acting
as
corrugated
surfaces
energy
storage
materials
increase
interface
area,
losses,
overall
performance.
Three
were
designed
tested
investigate
effect
changing
(0
30
mm)
between
rods
on
rate
climatic
conditions
El
Oued,
Algeria.
Furthermore,
energy,
exergy,
economic,
exergoeconomic
approaches
conducted
assess
viability
proposed
distillers.
Results
showed
that
reducing
increases
due
increased
interfacial
space
with
basin
water
excess
heat
absorbed
during
day.
The
exergy
efficiencies
incorporated
improved
46.23–90.46
%
181–321
respectively,
compared
traditional
still.
Based
exergo-economic
approach,
annual
outlets
45.65–90.46
187.5–439
yield
payback
period
decreased
40.41–74.91
28.8–42.8
Finally,
represent
a
good
option
for
obtaining
high
performance
economic
benefit.
Desalination and Water Treatment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
320, P. 100644 - 100644
Published: July 27, 2024
This
work
aims
to
improve
water
productivity
in
solar
stills
by
reducing
heat
loss
through
green
composite
insulators
ensure
storage
of
the
absorbed
thermal
energy.
Two
materials
were
proposed
and
presented.
The
first
is
made
date
palm
fiber
mortar
(PFM),
second
gypsum
(PFG).
Three
identical
distillers
designed
tested
under
same
meteorological
conditions
El
Oued,
Algeria.
reference
case
(RSW
distiller)
where
a
5
cm
thick
wooden
box
used
as
insulation.
(MSD-PFM
insulated
with
2.5
PFM
material
then
installed
inside
box.
third
(MSD-PFG
PFG
conductivity
was
determined
experimentally
insulators.
Results
showed
that
accumulated
production
from
MSD-PFG
(4100
mlm-2day-1)
higher
than
MSD-PFM
(3400
RSW
(2800
21.5
%
46.43
%,
respectively.
improvement
efficiency
45.77
21.14
economic
analysis
cost
(0.011
$/liter)
(0.0153
31.68
4.97
sustainability,
eco-friendliness,
cost-effectiveness
make
it
an
attractive
option
for
insulation
applications
distillers.
