Improvement and Nocturnal Extension of the Efficiency of a Solar Still

Various studies have been made to improve the efficiency of the solar still. These studies had devoted to the combination of solar collectors with solar still. This article proposes the use of all forms of solar thermal or photovoltaic energy. In addition, photovoltaic electric storage systems conve...

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Main Authors: Benaissa Mandi, Younes Menni, Rachid Maouedj, Giulio Lorenzini, Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi, Sampath Emani
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:International Journal of Photoenergy
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6631121
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Younes Menni
Rachid Maouedj
Giulio Lorenzini
Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi
Sampath Emani
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description Various studies have been made to improve the efficiency of the solar still. These studies had devoted to the combination of solar collectors with solar still. This article proposes the use of all forms of solar thermal or photovoltaic energy. In addition, photovoltaic electric storage systems convert them to thermal energy that increases the temperature of a greenhouse solar still. We investigated the possibility of improving the productivity of a greenhouse still and prolong solar distillation overnight. The proposed system is the incorporation of thermal energy produced by a parabolic-cylindrical concentrator, a greenhouse still, and photovoltaic solar energy by panels. The production at 14 pm reaches 110 L/m2 thanks to the various thermal sources made up of the hybrid still. It has better productivity than other distillers. The distillation is extended in the evening thanks to a storage system using electric batteries. The production at 18 pm to 18 L/m2 is reduced at 24 pm to 5 L/m2 in the dark. The accumulated temperature decreases the negative influence of the physical parameters on the production which exceeds 100 L/m2 per day. In the evening, the production is reached 16 L/m2 at 22 pm, which is an advantage compared to other distillers.
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spelling doaj-art-dbc8b7dddc48464b9263c7afaadb0fdc2025-08-20T02:21:30ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2021-01-01202110.1155/2021/66311216631121Improvement and Nocturnal Extension of the Efficiency of a Solar StillBenaissa Mandi0Younes Menni1Rachid Maouedj2Giulio Lorenzini3Mohammad Hossein Ahmadi4Sampath Emani5Unit of Research on Materials and Renewable Energies, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, P.B. 119-13000 Tlemcen, AlgeriaUnit of Research on Materials and Renewable Energies, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Abou Bekr Belkaid University, P.B. 119-13000 Tlemcen, AlgeriaUnité de Recherche en Energies Renouvelables en Milieu Saharien (URERMS), Centre de Développement Des Energies Renouvelables (CDER), 01000 Adrar, AlgeriaDepartment of Engineering and Architecture, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 181/A, Parma 43124, ItalyFaculty of Mechanical Engineering, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, IranChemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610 Seri Iskandar, Perak D.R., MalaysiaVarious studies have been made to improve the efficiency of the solar still. These studies had devoted to the combination of solar collectors with solar still. This article proposes the use of all forms of solar thermal or photovoltaic energy. In addition, photovoltaic electric storage systems convert them to thermal energy that increases the temperature of a greenhouse solar still. We investigated the possibility of improving the productivity of a greenhouse still and prolong solar distillation overnight. The proposed system is the incorporation of thermal energy produced by a parabolic-cylindrical concentrator, a greenhouse still, and photovoltaic solar energy by panels. The production at 14 pm reaches 110 L/m2 thanks to the various thermal sources made up of the hybrid still. It has better productivity than other distillers. The distillation is extended in the evening thanks to a storage system using electric batteries. The production at 18 pm to 18 L/m2 is reduced at 24 pm to 5 L/m2 in the dark. The accumulated temperature decreases the negative influence of the physical parameters on the production which exceeds 100 L/m2 per day. In the evening, the production is reached 16 L/m2 at 22 pm, which is an advantage compared to other distillers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6631121
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Improvement and Nocturnal Extension of the Efficiency of a Solar Still
International Journal of Photoenergy
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