A transient analysis of a double-basin solar still coupled to a flat plate solar collector is presented. The analysis has been carried out for both the natural (thermosiphon) and forced circulation of water between the collector and the still. Explicit expressions for the temperatures of water mass,
Transient analysis of a spherical solar still
โ Scribed by Naresh K. Dhiman
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 279 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0011-9164
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โฆ Synopsis
In this communication, a mathematical model is presented to predict the thermal performance of a spherical solar still. The analysis is based on the heat and mass transfer relationships by Dunkle (1961) which have been modified empirically so as to validate the experimental results of Menguy et al. (1980). Numerical calculations have also been made to study the effect of the absorptivity of the basin liner on the distillate yield of the still.
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