Abstract
Solar still is the main cost-effective methods of purifying water in remote areas with no access to grid connected electricity, and with expensive water piping network. One of the major drawbacks of this technology has been detected as low distillate output when compared to modern but expensive purification methods. In this work, a sensible heat storage material (waste crown corks) which are freely available and causing nuisance in the environment is investigated for the productivity enhancement. To achieve this objective, two solar stills of similar materials and dimensions were designed and fabricated. One of the stills is without modification (conventional type) and the other is modified by embedding waste crown corks on the absorber plate. The results evidenced that incorporating waste crown corks can improve the efficiency and productivity by 25.64% and 42.96% respectively, when compared to the conventional type. It showed that waste plastic crown corks can be used as sensible heat storage material when enhancing productivity of passive solar still than any other expensive materials.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callMore From: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
