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Improving the yield of simple basin solar stills as assisted by passively cooled condensers

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  • Fatani, A.A.
  • Zaki, G.M.
  • Al-Turki, A.

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The performance of a simple solar still assisted by a passively cooled condenser is modeled and investigated both analytically and experimentally. The present analysis, based on actual meteorological data, shows that the yield improvement depends upon the heat removal rate by the condenser and brine depth that determines the thermal inertia of the still. For a still with negligible thermal storing capacity (brine depth approaches zero) an auxilliary condensing surface reduces the daily yield. The yield improves for stills with brine depth up to 5 cm, and increasing the condensing area helps to remove the vapor from the still and hence improves the productivity.

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  • Fatani, A.A. & Zaki, G.M. & Al-Turki, A., 1994. "Improving the yield of simple basin solar stills as assisted by passively cooled condensers," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 4(4), pages 377-386.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:4:y:1994:i:4:p:377-386
    DOI: 10.1016/0960-1481(94)90044-2
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    1. Kabeel, A.E. & Omara, Z.M. & Essa, F.A. & Abdullah, A.S., 2016. "Solar still with condenser – A detailed review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 839-857.
    2. Tiris, Ç. & Tiris, M. & Türe, İ.E., 1996. "Improvement of basin type solar still performance," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 758-761.

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