Title :
An experimental performance analysis of a concentrated solar distiller
Author :
Gowtham, M. ; Chander, M. Sharath
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Thiagarajar Coll. of Eng., Madurai, India
Abstract :
The performance of solar concentrated distiller with latent heat storage capacity is compared with distiller integrated with mini solar pond as a preheated source of water. In this paper, paraffin wax is used as the latent heat storage material. Experiments conducted to improve productivity by increasing various factors like Heat storage capacity, exposure area, maintaining low depth. Productivity of water was measured every hour between 10 A.M to 5 P.M by maintaining lower depth.
Keywords :
solar ponds; exposure area; latent heat storage material; mini solar pond; paraffin wax; performance analysis; preheated source; solar concentrated distiller; water productivity; Copper; Electron tubes; Manuals; Plastics; Storage tanks; Water heating; Latent heat storage material; Mini solar pond; Paraffin wax; Solar concentrated distiller;
Conference_Titel :
Green Technology and Environmental Conservation (GTEC 2011), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chennai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0179-4
DOI :
10.1109/GTEC.2011.6167687