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Designing and testing of a single basin solar still

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  • 1. Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus (Syrian Arab Republic). Dept. of Scientific Services

Description

The performance of a single basin solar still containing vertical water absorbing textile walls within the basin has been investigated. The textile absorbs water from the basin and evaporates it because of the absorbed solar energy. Two experimental sets (one without textile walls and another with textile walls) were conducted in this study. The productivity and thermal efficiency of the still in both cases were analyzed. It is observed that the average daily yield of distilled water is 10% higher when textile walls are used whereas the average thermal efficiency is 1.6 % higher. The quality of the distilled water was verified through water quality tests, which confirmed its suitability for the domestic use.(author)

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
17 p.
Report number
AECS-SS/RTW--278

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Country of Publication
Syrian Arab Republic
Country of Input or Organization
Syrian Arab Republic
INIS RN
52083346
Subject category
S42: ENGINEERING; S14: SOLAR ENERGY;
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Descriptors DEI
DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR DISTILLATION; SOLAR STILLS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; WATER QUALITY; YIELDS
Descriptors DEC
DATA; DISTILLATION; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EQUIPMENT; EVAPORATORS; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION; NUMERICAL DATA; SEPARATION PROCESSES; SOLAR EQUIPMENT

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7 refs., 10 figs., 1 tab.