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Thermo‐concentration cell: A study on saline water in solar stills
Author(s) -
Pandey Girish Ch.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of energy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1099-114X
pISSN - 0363-907X
DOI - 10.1002/er.4440060410
Subject(s) - saline water , solar still , saline , environmental science , solar cell , chemistry , materials science , environmental engineering , desalination , chemical engineering , engineering , salinity , optoelectronics , medicine , geology , oceanography , biochemistry , membrane
Studies on simultaneous utilization of solar stills as a thermo‐concentration cell and as a distillation system have been reported. Cell characteristics have been studied. The electrical energy has been found to increase both with the increase in concentration of sodium chloride (salinity) and the temperature of the saline water. This two way utilization of solar stills has an added advantage that overall utilization efficiency of solar energy is increased against a nominal additional input. For application in rural areas where water needs treatment, (distillation) this extra electrical energy may make it more attractive. The possibility of application of such systems in the industrial sector has also been mentioned.