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Experimental and financial investigation of asymmetrical solar stills with different insulation

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  • Mohamad, M. A.
  • Soliman, S. H.
  • Abdel-Salam, M. S.
  • Hussein, H. M. S.

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An experimental investigation is carried out on three unsymmetrical solar stills with different insulation under actual field conditions. Also, a simple economic evaluation of solar distillation is made to find out the best insulating material, in Egypt, to be used in the asymmetrical solar stills. From the experimental results, an empirical correlation for the daily production from the stills is deduced. The results also show that the daily production of the stills increases by about 35% as the mean ambient air temperature increases from 17 to 30°C at the same daily total solar radiation and the same thermal insulation. From an economic point of view, it is found that dry sawdust is the best material, in Egypt, to be used for insulating the asymmetrical solar stills.

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  • Mohamad, M. A. & Soliman, S. H. & Abdel-Salam, M. S. & Hussein, H. M. S., 1995. "Experimental and financial investigation of asymmetrical solar stills with different insulation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 52(2-3), pages 265-271.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:52:y:1995:i:2-3:p:265-271
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    1. Ahsan, A. & Imteaz, M. & Thomas, U.A. & Azmi, M. & Rahman, A. & Nik Daud, N.N., 2014. "Parameters affecting the performance of a low cost solar still," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 114(C), pages 924-930.
    2. Jaber, J. O. & Probert, S. D. & Badr, O., 1997. "Water scarcity: A fundamental crisis for Jordan," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 57(2-3), pages 103-127, June.
    3. Al-Karaghouli, A. A. & Alnaser, W. E., 2004. "Experimental comparative study of the performances of single and double basin solar-stills," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 77(3), pages 317-325, March.
    4. Sharshir, S.W. & Peng, Guilong & Wu, Lirong & Essa, F.A. & Kabeel, A.E. & Yang, Nuo, 2017. "The effects of flake graphite nanoparticles, phase change material, and film cooling on the solar still performance," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 358-366.
    5. Al-Karaghouli, A. A. & Alnaser, W. E., 2004. "Performances of single and double basin solar-stills," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 78(3), pages 347-354, July.
    6. Xiao, Gang & Wang, Xihui & Ni, Mingjiang & Wang, Fei & Zhu, Weijun & Luo, Zhongyang & Cen, Kefa, 2013. "A review on solar stills for brine desalination," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 642-652.
    7. Shoeibi, Shahin & Rahbar, Nader & Abedini Esfahlani, Ahad & Kargarsharifabad, Hadi, 2020. "Application of simultaneous thermoelectric cooling and heating to improve the performance of a solar still: An experimental study and exergy analysis," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 263(C).

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