Software to analyze solar stills and an experimental study on the effects of the cover

Ghoneyem A., Ileri A.

DESALINATION, cilt.114, sa.1, ss.37-44, 1997 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 114 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 1997
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0011-9164(97)00152-5
  • Dergi Adı: DESALINATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-44
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: solar still, solar distillation, transparent cover, efficiency
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Four single-effect, basin type solar stills were designed, constructed and tested. Three stills had a glass cover of different thicknesses (3, 5, 6 mm) while the fourth cover was plastic. The still with the thinnest glass cover had shown the highest production rates, up by 15.5%. Empirical equations were obtained to express the dependency of the yield on the ambient temperature and solar radiation. Also, software was prepared to solve the governing equations numerically so that the effects of various parameters on the output could be investigated. For one of the glass covered stills, the measured yield was compared with the prediction.