Study of diurnal production of distilled water by using solar irradiation distribution about solar noon

Madhlopa, A. (2006) Study of diurnal production of distilled water by using solar irradiation distribution about solar noon. In: EuroSun 2006 International Renewable Energy Conference, 2006-06-27 - 2006-06-30.

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Abstract

A solar irradiation distribution concept has been used to study the diurnal productivity of a solar still. In this study, a simple single-slope solar still was designed, constructed and tested outdoors (for 9h starting from 4.5h before solar noon each day) at the Malawi Polytechnic ((15o 48′S, 35o 02′E). Meteorological conditions were monitored during the distillation process. In addition, the distillate yield for 32 test days was experimentally and numerically investigated. It was found that the still produced up to 3.454 kg m-2 within 9h of operation, and 4.820 kg m*-2 day*-1 under favorable weather conditions. The mean bias error (MBE) of the models for predicting distillate production improved by up to 57% when the distribution pattern of solar irradiation was incorporated into the equations for numerical computation.

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  Item type:	Conference or Workshop Item(Paper)
  ID code:	16474
  Dates:	Date Event 27 June 2006 Published
  Subjects:	Technology > Mechanical engineering and machinery
  Department:	Faculty of Engineering > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  Depositing user:	Ms Katrina May
  Date deposited:	17 Feb 2010 15:32
  Last modified:	11 Nov 2024 16:25
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  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/16474