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Title: | The effect of climatic parameters on the heat transfer mechanisms in a solar distillation still |
Authors: | Refalo, Paul Ghirlando, Robert Abela, Stephen |
Keywords: | Heat -- Transmission Solar stills Distillation |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Citation: | Refalo, P., Ghirlando, R., & Abela, S. (2014). The effect of climatic parameters on the heat transfer mechanisms in a solar distillation still. Heat Transfer Engineering, 35(16-17), 1473-1481. |
Abstract: | This paper deals with a simple and inexpensive solar desalination configuration. The performance of a simple solar still operating under Maltese climatic conditions is analyzed both theoretically and experimentally. The internal and external heat transfer modes of the distillation unit are examined. This paper concludes that the distillation rate in a simple solar distiller increases with ambient temperature and solar radiation, even though the condensation capacity of the glass is reduced. A higher wind speed decreases the evaporation and condensation processes. The energy fractions within the solar still have also been analyzed. The simulations and the experiments conclude that the glass components handle the bulk of the heat transferred in a solar still, namely, radiation, evaporation, and condensation, and thus the distillation efficiency is enhanced by improving the thermal and optical properties of the glass. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/89172 |
Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacEngIME |
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