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Experimental investigation of brackish water desalination using a semi spherical solar still
Other Title(s)
استقراء عملي لنظام تحلية المياه باستخدام محلى شمسي ساكن شبة كروي
Joint Authors
al-Hamdani, Ali Abd al-Rida Farhan
al-Azzawi, Muhammad Ghalib Muhsin
al-Dulfi, Muhammad Hamid Gharib
Source
Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 3 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.69-75, 7 p.
Publisher
Wasit University College of Engineering
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The intensity of radiation reaches 930 W/m2 during April, 2016 in Kut city.
Thus this city is suitable to use application of solar energy such as solar still.
An experimental study was performed to evaluate the production of Semi Spherical Solar Still (SS-SS) with and without Charcoal.
It was measured in the climatic conditions of Kut, Wasit (32o N latitude), Iraq.
The still consists of square basin of length 0.3 m and area 0.09 m2 made of Aluminum.
The square absorber basin is painted with black paint for maximum absorption of incident solar radiation.
It was found that the productivity of Semi spherical solar still without charcoal is better than the using of charcoal at depth of basin water (dbw=1.5 & 2cm).
The productivity of SS-SS without charcoal was 2.7 lit/m2 for 6 hours at total irradiation 5935 W/m2.
Whereas 2.5 lit/m2 for SS-SS with charcoal at total irradiation 5845 W/m2 for dbw=1.5cm.
In addition, the instantaneous efficiency reaches 58% without charcoal and 70% with charcoal at dbw=1.5cm at 3:00PM.
The salinity of water before desalination in SS-SS was 999.54 ppm and becomes 4.06 ppm after desalination.
It could be concluded that the semi spherical solar still can be used for distilled water production.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Hamdani, Ali Abd al-Rida Farhan& al-Azzawi, Muhammad Ghalib Muhsin& al-Dulfi, Muhammad Hamid Gharib. 2018. Experimental investigation of brackish water desalination using a semi spherical solar still. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences،Vol. 6, no. 3, pp.69-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-920157
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Hamdani, Ali Abd al-Rida Farhan…[et al.]. Experimental investigation of brackish water desalination using a semi spherical solar still. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences Vol. 6, no. 3 (2018), pp.69-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-920157
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Hamdani, Ali Abd al-Rida Farhan& al-Azzawi, Muhammad Ghalib Muhsin& al-Dulfi, Muhammad Hamid Gharib. Experimental investigation of brackish water desalination using a semi spherical solar still. Wasit Journal of Engineering Sciences. 2018. Vol. 6, no. 3, pp.69-75.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-920157
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 75
Record ID
BIM-920157