Performance Evaluation and Economic Analysis of Stepped Solar Still with Wire Mesh
Vaishally Dogra1, Chandra Kishore2, Deepak Verma3
1Vaishally Dogra, P. HD. Scholar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Hill University, Uttarakhand, India.
2Dr. Chandra Kishore, Department of Mechanical engineering, Graphic Era Deemed to be University, Uttarakhand, India.
3Deepak Verma, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graphic Era Hill University, Uttarakhand, India.
Manuscript received on 19 October 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 25 October 2019 | Manuscript Published on 29 June 2020 | PP: 100-109 | Volume-8 Issue-10S2 August 2019 | Retrieval Number: J101908810S219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.J1019.08810S219
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Abstract: Pure and distilled water is now serving as a basic daily necessity for human being functionality. Solar energy is widely being used for purifying the salt water with basic fundamental of evaporation and condensation through a solar still which captures the sunrays, evaporates the seawater, condensate the vapors and purifies the water. This method is the widely used green method for water distillation via set ups. This paper concentrates at water purification by modified stepped solar still with wire mesh and comparing it with a conventional still. Still with 4 steps with depth of 5 mm and 120 mm wide were fabricated on modified still. The efficiency of stepped stiller was altered up to 30.72%and the amount of distillate obtained was 1932 ml/m2 /day in case of conventional distillerand 2800 ml/m2 /day was for stepped one.
Keywords: Stepped Solar Still, Efficiency, Flat Plate Collector, Economic Analysis, Distillation
Scope of the Article: Economics of Energy Harvesting Communications