Enhancement of Solar Water Desalination Using Copper and Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles

In this research, two identical solar stills were designed and constructed to investigate the effect of adding copper and aluminum oxide nanoparticles on the quantity of water produced by solar desalination. The two solar stills were installed side by side, and measurements were recorded simultaneou...

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Published in:Water (Basel) 2021-07, Vol.13 (14), p.1914
Main Authors: Hamdan, Mohammad A., Al Momani, Anas M., Ayadi, Osama, Sakhrieh, Ahmad H., Manzano-Agugliaro, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aluminum
Aluminum oxide
Ambient temperature
Condensates
Copper
Copper oxides
Data acquisition
Data acquisition systems
Desalination
Heat conductivity
Heat transfer
Nanoparticles
Productivity
Radiation
Researchers
Solar energy
Solar radiation
Solar stills
Zinc oxides
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Summary:In this research, two identical solar stills were designed and constructed to investigate the effect of adding copper and aluminum oxide nanoparticles on the quantity of water produced by solar desalination. The two solar stills were installed side by side, and measurements were recorded simultaneously from both stills. The nanoparticles were added to one still, each at one time but with different concentrations, while the other contained only water. Data acquisition and a weather station were used to record the glass, water, and ambient temperatures in addition to the hourly solar radiation. It was found that the addition of nanoparticles increases the amount of condensate. The most efficient concentrations were found to be 0.4% of Al2O3 and 0.6% of CuO. At these concentrations, an increase in the efficiency of the still equals 7.8%, and 9.62% was recorded. Furthermore, it was found that CuO has a more pronounced effect on the condensate than Al2O3 at all concentrations except at 0.4% concentration.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w13141914