Modelling and Analysis of a Single Slope Solar Still for Desalination of Water

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  • G. S. Girishkumar
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru - 560111, Karnataka ,IN
  • M. R. Kamesh
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru - 560111, Karnataka ,IN
  • S. Rohith
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, ATME College of Engineering, Mysuru - 570028, Karnataka ,IN
  • D. Yogaraj
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600062 ,IN
  • M. Abhilash
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysuru - 571438, Karnataka ,IN
  • H. Sathish
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Maharaja Institute of Technology, Mysuru - 571438, Karnataka ,IN
  • R. Vinayakumar
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru - 560111, Karnataka ,IN
  • C. Somashekar
     Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bengaluru – 560004, Karnataka ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2024/44523

Keywords:

Solar Energy, Solar Still, Fresh Water, Thermal Efficiency

Abstract

Nowadays, brackish water/seawater desalination is a subject of concern to many researchers all over the world. Solar desalination is a renewable energy-driven method that produces freshwater from saline/brackish water. Many coastal countries suffer from a scarcity of freshwater. Solar-driven desalination is an optimistic and sustainable method to reduce the shortage of potable water in remote regions. Solar desalination is a viable way to produce potable water from any type of non-drinkable water. The recourse to use of solar energy in desalination by distillation, represents as appreciable part of water resources and is realizable, simple, cost-effective, operational solution technically. In this work, Modelling and simulation analysis of single-slope solar still for desalination of water is investigated in CFD-Ansys by considering solar radiation data at 12.8852°N, 77.572625°E in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. The simulation results found that, the solar still yields the distillate at the rate is 2 litres/m2 for 10 litres of saline water that runs for 12 hours a day (from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm). A comparison between various inclination angles were performed. Solar still yields thermal efficiency of 24% at the inclination angle of 38° when compared with the inclination angles of 22°, 28°, 32° and 44°.

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2024-04-01

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Girishkumar, G. S., Kamesh, M. R., Rohith, S., Yogaraj, D., Abhilash, M., Sathish, H., Vinayakumar, R., & Somashekar, C. (2024). Modelling and Analysis of a Single Slope Solar Still for Desalination of Water. Journal of Mines, Metals and Fuels, 72(4), 313–321. https://doi.org/10.18311/jmmf/2024/44523

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Volume 72, Issue 4, April 2024

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Received 2024-06-17
Accepted 2024-07-10
Published 2024-04-01

 

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