LAPSE:2023.36279
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LAPSE:2023.36279
Using Direct Solar Energy Conversion in Distillation via Evacuated Solar Tube with and without Nanomaterials
Bahaa Saleh, Fadl A. Essa, Zakaria M. Omara, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Mahmoud S. El-Sebaey, Mogaji Taye Stephen, Lingala Syam Sundar, Mohammed A. Qasim, Eskilla Venkata Ramana, Sengottiyan Shanmugan, Ammar H. Elsheikh
July 7, 2023
As is widely known, the issue of freshwater scarcity affects practically all people, and all are looking for innovative and workable ways to attempt to solve this issue. In this work, a novel method of desalination is proposed. The proposed system consists of a solar collector (PTSC), evacuated pipe (EP), condenser (CU), and separation unit (SU). The working principle of the system is heating the feed saline water using the PTSC and EP and controlling the water flow rate to control the output conditions of the EP. The produced vapor is therefore separated from salty water using the SU. In addition, the generated steam is condensed into the CU to produce a freshwater distillate. Consequently, the effect of solar radiation on the affecting temperatures was tested. In addition, the effect of using different water flow rates (6, 7.5, 10, 20, 40, and 60 L/h) inside the EP on the system productivity was investigated. The primary findings of this work may be highlighted in relation to the experiments conducted. At midday, when ultraviolet irradiance reached its highest, the EP’s water flow entrance and outflow had the largest temperature differential. In addition, the lower the water flow rate inside the EP, the higher the water temperature, the higher the evaporation rate of the system, and the greater the freshwater productivity of the system. At 6 L/h, the water’s highest temperature was 92 °C. Moreover, the best performance of the system was obtained at 7.5 L/h, where the freshwater production and average daily effectiveness of the distillate process were 44.7 L/daytime and 59.6%, respectively. As well, the productivity of EP was augmented by around 11.86% when using graphite nanoparticles. Additionally, the distilled freshwater from the system operating at the flow rate of 7.5 L/h costs 0.0085 $/L.
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condensation, direct immediate distillation, evacuated pipe, separation, solar collector
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Saleh B, Essa FA, Omara ZM, Ahmed MH, El-Sebaey MS, Stephen MT, Sundar LS, Qasim MA, Ramana EV, Shanmugan S, Elsheikh AH. Using Direct Solar Energy Conversion in Distillation via Evacuated Solar Tube with and without Nanomaterials. (2023). LAPSE:2023.36279
Author Affiliations
Saleh B: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
Essa FA: Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt [ORCID]
Omara ZM: Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt
Ahmed MH: Mechanical Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia [ORCID]
El-Sebaey MS: Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32511, Egypt [ORCID]
Stephen MT: Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Akure 340110, Nigeria
Sundar LS: Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University, Alkhobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
Qasim MA: Nuclear Power Plants and Renewable Energy Sources Department, Ural Federal University, 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
Ramana EV: Department of Physics, University of Aveiro, I3N-Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal [ORCID]
Shanmugan S: Research Centre for Solar Energy, Department of Engineering Physics, College of Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur 522502, India [ORCID]
Elsheikh AH: Department of Production Engineering and Mechanical Design, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt [ORCID]
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Processes
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11
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6
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1734
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2023
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2023-06-06
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2227-9717
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