Open AccessTheoretical Investigation for the Influence of Various Parameters on the Performance of a Novel Concentration-Based Solar Desalination System
Author(s) -
Mokhtar Mohammed,
Mourad Taha Janan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
advances in technology innovation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-2994
pISSN - 2415-0436
DOI - 10.46604/aiti.2022.8897
Subject(s) - solar still , brackish water , desalination , structural basin , environmental science , yield (engineering) , matlab , cover (algebra) , meteorology , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental engineering , materials science , engineering , geotechnical engineering , geology , computer science , mechanical engineering , composite material , physics , paleontology , oceanography , salinity , membrane , operating system , genetics , biology
This study aims to investigate the influence of various parameters on the freshwater yield and efficiency of a novel concentration-based solar desalination system. The system performance under the summer and winter climatic conditions of Rabat city, Morocco is evaluated. The design parameters are glass cover thickness, absorber basin thickness, brackish water mass, and absorber basin material. The climatic parameters are wind velocity, ambient temperature, and solar radiation. Numerical studies on different system parameters are done by examining the effect of system component parameters on the system performance. Through the MATLAB code, the equations for the freshwater yield and efficiency of the new system are constructed and solved. The results show that the system gives the best performance with 6 mm glass cover thickness, 2 mm absorber basin thickness, and 40 kg brackish water mass.