Investigation of the Solar Water Desalination Efficiency Using Solar Evaporation System

نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی

نویسندگان

1 PhD. Candidate, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran

2 Assist. Prof., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran

3 Assist. Prof., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran

چکیده

Several types of research have been performed to desalinate the water efficiently. Solar energy, as a low-cost, abundant, and clean energy, has a great potential to alleviate water shortages. Solar water desalination has been considered as an efficient method to utilize in the water desalination process. A solar water evaporation and condensation system are implemented to desalinate water. Solar evaporator system has been proposed and used to produce clean water. High solar energy conversion efficiency requires excellent light absorption, thermal conduction, and water supply performance. Several parameters, such as fluid inlet temperature or inlet velocity, were investigated. The results indicate the best performance in the 1 L/min flow rate and 0.6 m of tube length. Computational fluid dynamics using the COMSOL program was used to analyze the process and find the optimum process conditions.

کلیدواژه‌ها

عنوان مقاله [English]

Investigation of the Solar Water Desalination Efficiency Using Solar Evaporation System

نویسندگان [English]

  • Ali Soltani 1
  • Mehdi Faramarzi 2
  • Seyed Aboutaleb Mousavi Parsa 3
1 PhD. Candidate, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran
2 Assist. Prof., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Gachsaran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gachsaran, Iran
3 Assist. Prof., Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Yasuj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasuj, Iran
چکیده [English]

Several types of research have been performed to desalinate the water efficiently. Solar energy, as a low-cost, abundant, and clean energy, has a great potential to alleviate water shortages. Solar water desalination has been considered as an efficient method to utilize in the water desalination process. A solar water evaporation and condensation system are implemented to desalinate water. Solar evaporator system has been proposed and used to produce clean water. High solar energy conversion efficiency requires excellent light absorption, thermal conduction, and water supply performance. Several parameters, such as fluid inlet temperature or inlet velocity, were investigated. The results indicate the best performance in the 1 L/min flow rate and 0.6 m of tube length. Computational fluid dynamics using the COMSOL program was used to analyze the process and find the optimum process conditions.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Water
  • Desalination
  • Solar System
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • CFD
  • COMSOL

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مجله آب و فاضلاب
دوره 33، شماره 6 - شماره پیاپی 143
بهمن و اسفند 1401
صفحه 11-19

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