Journal of Energy Storage

, volume 40 , pages 102782

Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters

A. F. Abdullah ^{1, 2}

Z M Omara ³

Fadl A. Essa ³

M M Younes ³

Meena Laad ⁴

K Harby ⁵

M I Amro ⁵

A. E. Kabeel ^{6, 7}

W M Farouk ⁸

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Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt. |

Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. |

Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, KSA. |

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Research Centre for Solar Energy, Department of Physics, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Green Fields, Guntur District, Vaddeswaram, Andhra Pradesh, 522502, India |

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Mechanical Power Engineering Department., Faculty of Engineering., Tanta University., Tanta., Egypt |

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Faculty of Engineering, Delta University for Science and Technology, Mansoura Gamasa, Egypt. |

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Mechanical power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt |

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Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Benha, Egypt |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2021-08-01

Elsevier

Journal of Energy Storage

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SJR: 1.760

CiteScore: 13.3

Impact factor: 9.8

ISSN: 2352152X, 23521538

DOI: 10.1016/j.est.2021.102782

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Energy Engineering and Power Technology

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Abstract

• Corrugated absorber was used in the bases of trays solar still. • Wick was investigated on corrugated trays solar still (CTSS) performance. • Using internal mirrors, nano-enhanced PCM and PV-powered heaters was tested. • The modifications improved the daily distillate of CTSS by 180% over the CSS. In this study, an experimental work has been conducted to augment the performance of trays solar still. The absorber surface area and rate of heat transfer between the absorber and the saline water have been increased. Hence, the trays solar stills with flat and corrugated absorber configurations were investigated. Three solar stills have been fabricated and tested. The tested solar stills are flat trays solar still (FTSS), corrugated trays solar still (CTSS), and conventional solar still (CSS). Wick material has been used to cover the corrugated where the wick feed water flows very slowly through the porous material upward. For further improvement of trays solar still performance, phase change material (PCM) mixed with CuO nanoparticles has been used to test the CTSS. Also, three electric heaters have been used to heat the basin water. The heaters derived their energy directly from a PV module. The PV module was installed directly beside the back side of the solar still thereby utilizing the same solar still space. Experimental results obtained showed that, the total freshwater yield of the CTSS was improved by 150 and 122% when using electric heaters and the and PCM with CuO nanoparticles, respectively, over that of the CSS. In addition, the total water production of the CTSS was improved by 180% when using corrugated absorber, PCM mixed with CuO nanoparticles and electrical heaters in comparison to the CSS.

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Abdelaziz Gamal

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Belazreg Abdeldjalil

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Université Mustapha Stambouli de Mascara

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Abdullah A. F. et al. Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters // Journal of Energy Storage. 2021. Vol. 40. p. 102782.

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Abdullah A. F., Omara Z. M., Essa F. A., Younes M. M., Laad M., Harby K., Amro M. I., Kabeel A. E., Farouk W. M. Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters // Journal of Energy Storage. 2021. Vol. 40. p. 102782.

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TY - JOUR

DO - 10.1016/j.est.2021.102782

UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102782

TI - Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters

T2 - Journal of Energy Storage

AU - Abdullah, A. F.

AU - Omara, Z M

AU - Essa, Fadl A.

AU - Younes, M M

AU - Laad, Meena

AU - Harby, K

AU - Amro, M I

AU - Kabeel, A. E.

AU - Farouk, W M

PY - 2021

DA - 2021/08/01

PB - Elsevier

SP - 102782

VL - 40

SN - 2352-152X

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@article{2021_Abdullah,

author = {A. F. Abdullah and Z M Omara and Fadl A. Essa and M M Younes and Meena Laad and K Harby and M I Amro and A. E. Kabeel and W M Farouk},

title = {Improving the performance of trays solar still using wick corrugated absorber, nano-enhanced phase change material and photovoltaics-powered heaters},

journal = {Journal of Energy Storage},

year = {2021},

volume = {40},

publisher = {Elsevier},

month = {aug},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2021.102782},

pages = {102782},

doi = {10.1016/j.est.2021.102782}

}

Publisher

Elsevier

Journal

Journal of Energy Storage

scimago Q1

wos Q1

SJR

1.760

CiteScore

13.3

Impact factor

9.8

ISSN

2352152X (Print, Electronic)

23521538