Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria
Researches in many laboratories on solar still desalination are concerned with increasing efficiency using only solar energy. One of the techniques is the difference in the thickness of the glass cover of the distiller. In order to see the influence of this parameter on efficiency, three similar sti...
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| author | Abderrahmane Khechekhouche A. Muthu Manokar Ravishankar Sathyamurthy Fadl A. Essa Milad Sadeghzadeh Alibek Issakhov |
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| description | Researches in many laboratories on solar still desalination are concerned with increasing efficiency using only solar energy. One of the techniques is the difference in the thickness of the glass cover of the distiller. In order to see the influence of this parameter on efficiency, three similar stills with three different glass coverings were investigated. The flow of heat goes through the cover, and higher glass temperature leads to solar still productivity becoming lower. This paper presents an optimization of glass thickness (Gt) of a conventional solar still (CSS) in El Oued climate, Algeria. Based on the experimental results, the distilled water production rate, energy, and energy efficiency of the CSS have been discussed. The results showed that the suitable Gt of the CSS was 3 mm. The distilled water of around 3.15, 2.02, and 1.13 kg was produced by the CSS at energy efficiency of 30.71, 19.02, and 11.44% with the Gt of 3, 5, and 6 mm, respectively. The daily average exergy efficiency of 2.46, 1.38, and 0.84% was calculated for the CSS at Gt of 3, 5, and 6 mm, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-019d764f87f04efb9d58167fb4879fc62025-02-03T05:49:27ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66683256668325Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, AlgeriaAbderrahmane Khechekhouche0A. Muthu Manokar1Ravishankar Sathyamurthy2Fadl A. Essa3Milad Sadeghzadeh4Alibek Issakhov5Faculty of Technology, El Oued University, AlgeriaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600 048, IndiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore, 641407 Tamil Nadu, IndiaMechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, EgyptDepartment of Renewable Energies and Environment, Faculty of New Sciences & Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, IranFaculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Department of Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, KazakhstanResearches in many laboratories on solar still desalination are concerned with increasing efficiency using only solar energy. One of the techniques is the difference in the thickness of the glass cover of the distiller. In order to see the influence of this parameter on efficiency, three similar stills with three different glass coverings were investigated. The flow of heat goes through the cover, and higher glass temperature leads to solar still productivity becoming lower. This paper presents an optimization of glass thickness (Gt) of a conventional solar still (CSS) in El Oued climate, Algeria. Based on the experimental results, the distilled water production rate, energy, and energy efficiency of the CSS have been discussed. The results showed that the suitable Gt of the CSS was 3 mm. The distilled water of around 3.15, 2.02, and 1.13 kg was produced by the CSS at energy efficiency of 30.71, 19.02, and 11.44% with the Gt of 3, 5, and 6 mm, respectively. The daily average exergy efficiency of 2.46, 1.38, and 0.84% was calculated for the CSS at Gt of 3, 5, and 6 mm, respectively.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6668325 |
| spellingShingle | Abderrahmane Khechekhouche A. Muthu Manokar Ravishankar Sathyamurthy Fadl A. Essa Milad Sadeghzadeh Alibek Issakhov Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria |
| title_full | Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria |
| title_fullStr | Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria |
| title_short | Energy, Exergy Analysis, and Optimizations of Collector Cover Thickness of a Solar Still in El Oued Climate, Algeria |
| title_sort | energy exergy analysis and optimizations of collector cover thickness of a solar still in el oued climate algeria |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6668325 |
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