Enhancing the Productivity of a Roof-Type Solar Still Utilizing Alumina Nanoparticles and Vacuum Pump
Autor: | Eslam Mutlq, Mohammad Hamdan, Jamil Al Asfar |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Zdroj: | Journal of Ecological Engineering, Vol 20, Iss 4, Pp 187-193 (2019) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 2299-8993 22998993 |
DOI: | 10.12911/22998993/102966 |
Popis: | Unlike conventional fresh water producing systems, from saline or brackish water, the innovative solar water producing systems are efficient and effective. Experiments were conducted on two identical roof-type solar stills and simultaneously tested under the same weather conditions. One of these stills was modified by integrating a vacuum pump to lower the pressure inside while the other still was used as a reference unit. Different concentrations of Al2O3 nanoparticles were chosen, 0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6%, and used with water inside the modified still. It was verified that the modified still, without nanoparticles, yields 34.84% more production than the conventional still. In addition, the modified still with a 0.4% of Al2O3 nanoparticles produced the highest percentage of distilled water, 44.42% in comparison to the one without the use of Al2O3 nanoparticles, followed by 37.94% and 24.07% for 0.6% and 0.2% of Al2O3 nanoparticles, respectively. |
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