Performance study on single basin single slope solar still with different water nanofluids

T. Elango; A. Kannan; K. Kalidasa Murugavel

doi:10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.004

Performance study on single basin single slope solar still with different water nanofluids

T. Elango, A. Kannan, K. Kalidasa Murugavel

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Abstract

This paper compares the performance of single basin single slope solar still with and without water nanofluid. Water nanofluids of Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃), Zinc Oxide (ZnO), Iron Oxide (Fe₂O₃) and Tin Oxide (SnO₂) of different concentrations were characterized for thermal and physical properties and suitable nanofluids were selected for performance testing in solar still. Two experimental stills of the same basin area have been fabricated and tested with water and different nanofluids simultaneously. The still with Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃) nanofluid has 29.95% higher production and the still with Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and Tin Oxide (SnO₂) nanofluids has 12.67% and 18.63% more production respectively than the still with water.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	45-51
Number of pages	7
Journal	Desalination
Volume	360
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2015.01.004
State	Published - Mar 6 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Desalination
Single basin still
Solar distillation
Solar still
Water nanofluid

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Chemistry(all)
Chemical Engineering(all)
Materials Science(all)
Water Science and Technology
Mechanical Engineering

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