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Investigation on the Performance of Single slope solar still with different absorber plates and condenser

by Krishnamurthy Virumandampalayam Perumal Barik Debabrata Chinnappandi Manivel Syam Prasad Durga Prabagaran Subramaniam Raju Kandasamy

Hydrology and Water Resources Management

Solar distillation is a low-maintenance and energy-saving way to turn salt water into potable water. The main problem with the desalination process is that the slow evaporation and condensation rate of the system produces a low output rate of fresh water. An external copper condenser (ECC), two...

Absorber plate External copper condenser +4 more

Performance Optimization of Single-Slope Solar Still with Metal Scrap Heat Enhancers via Taguchi Method

by Krishnamurth Virumandampalayam Perumal Barik Debabrata Subramanian Sundararajan Subbaiyan Naveen

Water and wastewater treatment and reuse

This study uses Taguchi analysis to assess the performance and energy efficiency of a metal scrap-incorporating single-slope solar still (SSSS). This study examines the influence of key input variables solar intensity, wind velocity and water inlet temperature on output metrics such as daily...

Single slope solar still metal scrap +4 more