An implementation of aluminum as a heat absorber in double slope solar still

Authors

  • Nattadon Pannucharoenwong Department of Agricutural Machinery Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Isan Khonkaen Campus, Khon Kaen 40000, Thailand
  • Chawisorn Phukapak Department of Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Rajaphat Maha Sarakham University, Maha Sarakham 44000, Thailand

Keywords:

solar still, efficiency, absorber, aluminum, layer

Abstract

The distilled water productivity of the effect of size of the heat absorber from aluminum on the efficiency of double slope solar still. Aluminum was chosen to use as heat absorber and was put on the water surface in the second layer of the solar still. The size of aluminum used in the experiment has divided 9 sizes from 10% to 90% of the surface of the water in the second layer of the solar still. The condensed temperature water and efficiency of solar still were measured and calculated in the experiment. The result was showed that 10% of using the size in aluminum absorber has the maximum volume of condensed water is 1.6 liters / day and the efficiency is 26.34%. While the minimum efficiency is 17.29% with 90% of aluminum absorber sizing. The result was also revealed that the efficiency of solar still was decreased according to the increasing of the size at aluminum absorber.

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Pannucharoenwong, N., & Phukapak, C. (2014). An implementation of aluminum as a heat absorber in double slope solar still. Journal of Renewable Energy and Smart Grid Technology, 7(2), 9–16. Retrieved from https://ph01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/RAST/article/view/26226

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2012): July - December 2012

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