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Experimental study on the effect of the black wick on tubular solar still performance

Solar water desalination is the future alternative to overcome both pollution and water shortage issues. This study describes the effect of a low-cost cotton wick material on the performance of tubular solar still integrated with a parabolic concentrator solar tracking system. Outdoor experimental w...

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Published in:Case studies in thermal engineering 2022-10, Vol.38, p.102333, Article 102333
Main Authors: Ahmed, Mohamed M.Z., Alshammari, Fuhaid, Alqsair, Umar F., Alhadri, Muapper, Abdullah, A.S., Elashmawy, Mohamed
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Language:English
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Summary:Solar water desalination is the future alternative to overcome both pollution and water shortage issues. This study describes the effect of a low-cost cotton wick material on the performance of tubular solar still integrated with a parabolic concentrator solar tracking system. Outdoor experimental work was conducted in the real field under July climatic conditions of Ha'il city (995 m above sea level), Saudi Arabia. Results of the tubular solar still with and without the wick were compared to evaluate the achieved improvement of the developed device. Comparative analysis shows a higher performance for the wicked device with a significantly lower freshwater production cost. The use of the black cotton wick increased the device productivity and efficiency by 29.11% and 24.45%, respectively, and lowered water desalination production cost by 40.21%. The device with the wick was able to produce 5.1 L/m2day of water desalination with the 40.21% lower cost compared with that of the device without the wick. This productivity can satisfy the basic needs of one person during a day in small and isolated communities.
ISSN:2214-157X
2214-157X
DOI:10.1016/j.csite.2022.102333