Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors

Nanofluid-based upgraded solar still had its day and nighttime performance evaluated while it was in the sunshine during the summer and winter seasons. At various points throughout the day, basin water was heated by both the solar pond and a nanofluid-based volumetrically absorbing solar collector (...

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Main Authors: Jagteshwar Singh, Madhup Kumar Mittal, Vikrant Khullar
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Desalination and Water Treatment
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624002728
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description Nanofluid-based upgraded solar still had its day and nighttime performance evaluated while it was in the sunshine during the summer and winter seasons. At various points throughout the day, basin water was heated by both the solar pond and a nanofluid-based volumetrically absorbing solar collector (NBSC). The comparison of paraffin oil-based surface absorption solar collectors demonstrates that volumetric heating and surface heating work together to boost distillate yield. Sensible heat storage in the NBSC benefits from volumetric heating. The performance of upgraded stills using paraffin oil-based solar collectors (PBSC) and nanofluid-based solar collectors (NBSC) was superior to that of the traditional (reference) stills at basin water depths of 30, 40, and 50 mm. Using 40 mm BWD (Basin Water Depth) in conjunction with NBSC, the upgraded still's maximum efficiency, and productivity were 35.65% and 5.15 l/m2, respectively. The typical winter and summer day distillate produced by the upgraded stills attached with NBSC and solar pond was found to be 2.05 L/m2/day and 4.62 L/m2/day, respectively. The diurnal and nocturnal distillate produced during summer experiments was 144.02% and 64.52% higher than in winter.
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spelling doaj-art-c3f9f2fa816e43c8984353ea9cd593872025-08-20T02:01:15ZengElsevierDesalination and Water Treatment1944-39862024-01-0131710024110.1016/j.dwt.2024.100241Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectorsJagteshwar Singh0Madhup Kumar Mittal1Vikrant Khullar2Mechancal Engineering Department, Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Khiala, Jalandhar, Punjab 144030, India; Corresponding author at: Mechancal Engineering Department, Sant Baba Bhag Singh University, Khiala, Jalandhar, Punjab 144030, India.Mechanical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab 147004, IndiaMechanical Engineering Department, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab 147004, IndiaNanofluid-based upgraded solar still had its day and nighttime performance evaluated while it was in the sunshine during the summer and winter seasons. At various points throughout the day, basin water was heated by both the solar pond and a nanofluid-based volumetrically absorbing solar collector (NBSC). The comparison of paraffin oil-based surface absorption solar collectors demonstrates that volumetric heating and surface heating work together to boost distillate yield. Sensible heat storage in the NBSC benefits from volumetric heating. The performance of upgraded stills using paraffin oil-based solar collectors (PBSC) and nanofluid-based solar collectors (NBSC) was superior to that of the traditional (reference) stills at basin water depths of 30, 40, and 50 mm. Using 40 mm BWD (Basin Water Depth) in conjunction with NBSC, the upgraded still's maximum efficiency, and productivity were 35.65% and 5.15 l/m2, respectively. The typical winter and summer day distillate produced by the upgraded stills attached with NBSC and solar pond was found to be 2.05 L/m2/day and 4.62 L/m2/day, respectively. The diurnal and nocturnal distillate produced during summer experiments was 144.02% and 64.52% higher than in winter.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624002728Solar stillNanofluidSolar collectorSummer-winterSolar distillation
spellingShingle Jagteshwar Singh
Madhup Kumar Mittal
Vikrant Khullar
Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors
Desalination and Water Treatment
Solar still
Nanofluid
Solar collector
Summer-winter
Solar distillation
title Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors
title_full Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors
title_fullStr Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors
title_full_unstemmed Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors
title_short Enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid-based solar collectors
title_sort enhancing upgraded solar still performance in summer and winter through nanofluid based solar collectors
topic Solar still
Nanofluid
Solar collector
Summer-winter
Solar distillation
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1944398624002728
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