Performance Evaluation of a Novel Wick Type Four Slope Solar Still Coupled with a Parabolic Reflector
Arun Kurien Reji1, G. Kumaresan2, Archit S Menon3, Ajaykrishnan Mukundhan4, Harikrishna A P5, Jitesh J Parappadi6
1Arun Kurien Reji, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India.
2G. Kumaresan, Mechanical Engineering Department, Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Sathy, India.
3Archit S Menon, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India.
4Ajaykrishnan Mukundhan, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India.
5Harikrishna A P, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India.
6Jitesh J Parappadi, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, India.
Manuscript received on 02 June 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 10 June 2019 | Manuscript published on 30 June 2019 | PP: 1678-1681 | Volume-8 Issue-8, June 2019 | Retrieval Number: H6540068819/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: A Solar still helps convert brackish water to potable water by utilizing solar energy. The impure water is collected in a collecting tank and is fed into the solar still via a conical reflector, from where it gets heated up. This water, at an elevated temperature, gets evaporated easily and gets condensed on the face of the solar still from where it is collected. Here, the conical reflector is kept at an optimal angle and is covered with reflecting foil to enhance the performance of still. This experiment is a proof which suggests the overall efficiency of the solar still can be increased drastically by incorporating easy methodologies in an economical fashion.
Keyword: Distillation, Desalination, Solar energy, Solar still.
Scope of the Article: Performance Evaluation of Networks.