Experimental and numerical investigations with environmental impacts of affordable square pyramid solar still
الباحث الأول:
Hayder Al-Madhhachi
الباحثين الآخرين:
Ghasan Fadhil Smesim
المجلة:
Elsevier
تاريخ النشر:
None
مختصر البحث:
In this work, a square pyramid solar still is designed, fabricated and tested during recommended days at the four seasons of Al Kufa climatic conditions (elevation is 30 m and location is 32° North and 44° East), Iraq. The proposed design of the s…
In this work, a square pyramid solar still is designed, fabricated and tested during recommended days at the four seasons of Al Kufa climatic conditions (elevation is 30 m and location is 32° North and 44° East), Iraq. The proposed design of the still can be used at any remote location in Iraq where is no electricity and high solar intensity. Designing the affordable solar still was mainly due to simplicity in its operation process, long life and low cost. Data obtained from an advanced simulation modeling of multi-shaped solar stills are used to determine the temperature gradient and the heat flux distributions during unsteady-state conditions. The procedure of the modelling is included: volumetric properties of the solid and fluid regions, thermal loads on the still, mesh generation, grid convergence index and grid refinery processes. The experiments were measured during the four seasons to investigate the temperatures of …