Performance enhancement of a solar still using cotton regenerative medium

Experimental Analysis of a Vertical, Double-Effect Diffusion Solar Still

Performance evaluation of a solar still by using the concept of solar fractionation

In this communication an attempt has been made to find out distribution of solar radiation, using the concept of solar fraction inside a conventional (single slope) solar still by using AUTOCAD 2000 for a given solar azimuth and altitude angle and latitude, longitude of the place. Further the experimental validation of the model developed earlier has been carried out for design and climatic par...

Performance of Rotating Solar Still with Rotating External Reflectors (RESEARCH NOTE)

In this research, a rotating solar still that uses external bottom reflectors was experimentally investigated. The solar still and reflectors have the capability to shift their angle with respect to the south and the reflectors have the capability to shift their angle with respect to the horizon. The experiment has been performed in both fixed and rotating states. For the fixed state the solar ...

CFD Analysis of a Regenerative Pump for Performance Enhancement

Regenerative centrifugal pumps (RCP) are the subject of increased interest in industry as these pumps produce less noise, have low specific speed and are compact but capable of delivering high heads with stable performance characteristics. The regenerative flow pumps are essentially rotodynamic turbo machines capable of developing high pressure ratios within a single stage. This paper presents ...

Enhancement of Modified Solar Still Integrated with External Condenser Using Nanofluids: an Experimental Approach

The distilled water productivity of the single basin solar still is very limited. In this context, the design modification of a single basin solar still has been investigated to improve the solar still performance through increasing the productivity of distilled water. The experimental attempts are made to enhance the solar still productivity by using nanofluids and also by integrating the stil...