Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling
The literature on the integration of solar heaters with solar stills has sparked considerable debate regarding whether this combination genuinely enhances distillation efficiency. This paper seeks to shed light on this question by examining the daily freshwater yields and thermal efficiencies of fou...
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| description | The literature on the integration of solar heaters with solar stills has sparked considerable debate regarding whether this combination genuinely enhances distillation efficiency. This paper seeks to shed light on this question by examining the daily freshwater yields and thermal efficiencies of four distinct still-heater configurations, each having a total of one-square-meter solar energy collecting area, over several days. These measurements are then compared with the yields and efficiencies of a one-square-meter simple standalone solar still obtained on the same days. The findings reveal that, despite standalone solar stills demonstrating efficiencies ranging from 35% to 45% on days with total daily solar radiation exceeding 6 kW/m2, none of the four still-heater configurations achieved comparable efficiencies on days with solar radiations below approximately 6.7 kW/m2. Notably, the efficiencies of the standalone still were consistently higher than those of all four configurations on days with solar radiation below 6.7 kW/m2. Furthermore, economic analysis indicates that standalone solar stills are more cost-effective to construct than still-heater systems with equivalent solar radiation collecting areas. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb1dde38f00f41e0a3f63a4b967d4e992025-08-20T02:01:15ZengElsevierDesalination and Water Treatment1944-39862024-01-0131710019210.1016/j.dwt.2024.100192Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector couplingSonia Z. Issaq0Shamil K. Talal1Aasim A. Azooz2Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Zakho University, Zakho, Kurdistan, IraqDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Zakho University, Zakho, Kurdistan, IraqCorresponding author.; Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Zakho University, Zakho, Kurdistan, IraqThe literature on the integration of solar heaters with solar stills has sparked considerable debate regarding whether this combination genuinely enhances distillation efficiency. This paper seeks to shed light on this question by examining the daily freshwater yields and thermal efficiencies of four distinct still-heater configurations, each having a total of one-square-meter solar energy collecting area, over several days. These measurements are then compared with the yields and efficiencies of a one-square-meter simple standalone solar still obtained on the same days. The findings reveal that, despite standalone solar stills demonstrating efficiencies ranging from 35% to 45% on days with total daily solar radiation exceeding 6 kW/m2, none of the four still-heater configurations achieved comparable efficiencies on days with solar radiations below approximately 6.7 kW/m2. Notably, the efficiencies of the standalone still were consistently higher than those of all four configurations on days with solar radiation below 6.7 kW/m2. Furthermore, economic analysis indicates that standalone solar stills are more cost-effective to construct than still-heater systems with equivalent solar radiation collecting areas.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624002200Solar stillsSolar heat collectorsWater desalinationThermal efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Sonia Z. Issaq Shamil K. Talal Aasim A. Azooz Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling Desalination and Water Treatment Solar stills Solar heat collectors Water desalination Thermal efficiency |
| title | Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling |
| title_full | Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling |
| title_fullStr | Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling |
| title_short | Performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling |
| title_sort | performance and economic considerations in augmentation of solar still efficiency using solar heat collector coupling |
| topic | Solar stills Solar heat collectors Water desalination Thermal efficiency |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624002200 |
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