Performance Evaluation of Tilted Wick-Type Solar Still Integrated with Shallow Solar Pond

Author(s):

Manikandan V , Adithya Institute of Technology; Shanmugasundaram K, Thiruvalluvar University College of Arts and Science; Gowdhami D, Karpagam college of Engineering; Janarthanan B, Karpagam University; Jayaprakash R, Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, College of Arts and Science

Keywords:

daily productivity, experimental observations, preheated water, Shallow solar pond, wick type solar still

Abstract:

An attempt has been made to integrate tilted-wick type solar still with a shallow solar pond and tested. Analytical equations have been derived for the temperature elements of the still and pond by solving the energy balance equations of the systems separately. Experiments have been carried out with the still provided with single and multiple wick in the tilted portion of the still. The analytical results have been validated with the experimental observations of both the still and the pond for one of the typical days in the month of April 2012 at Karpagam University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India. The result shows that the still provided with multiple wick integrated with shallow solar pond has enhanced the productivity and efficiency in an impressive manner. Still with multiple wick is recommended in the case of integrating the wick type solar still with solar pond.

Other Details:

Manuscript Id	:	IJSTEV2I12248
Published in	:	Volume : 2, Issue : 12
Publication Date	:	01/07/2016
Page(s)	:	656-666

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