Performance Enhancement of Modified Solar Still Using Water Sprinkler: An Experimental Approach

Publication date: Available online 25 April 2016 Source:Perspectives in Science Author(s): Bhupendra Gupta, Raghvendra Sharma, Prem Shankar, Prashant Baredar In this communication, existing design of single slope solar still has been modified, developed and tested. The modifications in conventional single slope solar still include (i) inside walls painted with white color (ii) attachment of water sprinkler with constant water flow rate of 0.0001kg/s on the glass cover. The performance of modified single slope solar still has been evaluated and compared with conventional solar still. Experiments have been carried out on both modified and conventional single slope solar still for 05cm water depth in the month of April at Jabalpur (Latitude 23o18’ N; Longitude 79o95’ E) India. The distilled water output was recorded 2940ml and 3541ml from conventional and modified solar stills respectively. Water productivity or yield of single slope solar still is increased by 20% from above modifications. The overall efficiency is increased by 21% over the conventional solar still.

Source: Perspectives in Science - April 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: research