Tabwere, Rimeta (2019) Investigating productivity of double slope solar still with sponge cubes. [USQ Project]
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Abstract
One of the problems faced in arid third world countries is access to sufficient and safe drinking water. A possible solution to this problem is the use of solar desalination to convert seawater or brackish water to safe drinking water. This project investigates one type of solar desalination system which is a double slope solar still. Productivity of solar still with sponge is investigated. Effect of solar radiation and wind speed are discussed.
The use of sponge cubes in the basin of solar still increase surface area of water exposed to hot air and reduce heat loss from the basin to the surrounding. Using a 15.75% coverage of basin area reveals a 3.33 production ratio. Productivity of solar still with sponge cubes is 3 times more than productivity of solar still without sponge.
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| Item Type: | USQ Project |
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| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences - School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (1 Jul 2013 - 31 Dec 2021) |
| Supervisors: | Sharifian, Ahmad |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2021 01:26 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2023 04:06 |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/43164 |
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