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Recent advancements in condensers to enhance the performance of solar still: A review
Author(s) -
Panchal Hitesh,
Mevada Dinesh,
Sadasivuni Kishor Kumar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
heat transfer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2688-4542
pISSN - 2688-4534
DOI - 10.1002/htj.21799
Subject(s) - condenser (optics) , solar still , productivity , condensation , environmental science , work (physics) , environmental engineering , materials science , process engineering , meteorology , mechanical engineering , engineering , desalination , chemistry , optics , physics , light source , biochemistry , membrane , economics , macroeconomics
Pure drinking water sources are continuously decreasing day by day in the world and in contrast requirement is continuously increasing. Solar still is a device, which converts the saline water into pure form at a lower cost and is useful in the remote areas. But its less productivity and low efficiency is a significant issue to use it as potable water provider. Solar still productivity can be increased by using flat plate collectors, fins, evacuated tubes, different absorbing, and nanomaterials, but the major problem on its productivity is heat loss from glass cover to the ambient. Condenser reduces the temperature of the water vapor and maintain the condensation to enhance the productivity. This review shows different modification in the design of condenser attached with solar still to enhance the yield. At last the future work on the condenser is also discussed here.