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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2021

Performance enhancements of conventional solar still using reflective aluminium foil sheet and reflective glass mirrors: energy and exergy analysis.

Vanitha Selvaraj Chandrika, Mohammed El Hadi Attia, Athikesavan Muthu Manokar, Fausto Pedro Garcia Marquez, Zied Driss, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Vanitha Selvaraj ChandrikaDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Avinashi road, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, 641407, India.
Mohammed El Hadi AttiaDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of El Oued, 39000, El Oued, Algeria.
Athikesavan Muthu ManokarDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 048, India.
Fausto Pedro Garcia MarquezIngenium Research Group, Universidad Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain. faustopedro.grcia@uclm.es.
Zied DrissLaboratory of Electromechanical Systems, National School of Engineers of Sfax, University of Sfax, BP 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia.
Ravishankar SathyamurthyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology, Arasur, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

Many researchers are seeking simple and successful solutions to increase the output from the solar distiller. In this research work, reflective mirrors and reflective aluminium foil sheet were fixed on inner surfaces of the single-slope solar distiller, leading to more water production. The presence of reflective mirrors and reflective aluminium foil sheet on inner surfaces of the solar distillate permits the reflection of solar radiation falling inside the basin. Experiments were carried out on three stills: the first distiller is conventional solar still with black painted walls (CSS-BPW); the second distiller is conventional solar still with reflective aluminium foil sheet walls (CSS-RAFW); and the third distiller is conventional solar still with reflective glass mirror walls (CSS-RGMW). The maximum total drinking water productions from the CSS, CSS-RAFW and the CSS-RGMW are 3.41, 5.1 and 5.54 kg/m

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Aluminium foil sheetReflective glass mirrorsSolar energyStorage energy

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