Performance enhancement of the solar still using textiles and polyurethane rollers

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24410%2F24%3A00013333" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24410/24:00013333 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55948-z" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55948-z</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55948-z" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-024-55948-z</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Performance enhancement of the solar still using textiles and polyurethane rollers

Original language description

The acquisition of clean drinking water in regions with limited power sources has been a challenge of paramount concern. Solar stills have emerged as a popular and sustainable option for obtaining clean water in such regions. This process involves employing solar radiation to heat up water, which is then condensed to obtain potable water. The present study introduces a solar still system that is both cost-effective and energy-efficient, while simultaneously ensuring sustainability. Fabric-coated polyurethane rollers with capillary action enhance evaporation area, leading to notable performance improvements. Water vapour condensed on the cooling chamber‘s inclined aluminium plate and collected in the distillate chamber within the solar still. The thermal, energetic, and economic performance and productivity of the proposed model were evaluated. The fabricated solar still boasted maximum instantaneous system efficiency and exergy efficiency of approximately 62.16% and 7.67%, respectively. This system‘s cost-effectiveness and performance improvements are particularly noteworthy. The daily average distillate productivity of the proposed still was estimated at 1.14 L/m2, resulting in an annual production rate of 416.54 L/year. The estimated cost of producing 1 L of distillate was 0.023 $.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10700 - Other natural sciences

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

ISSN

2045-2322

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

14

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

DE - GERMANY

Number of pages

14

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

001184650000005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85186578687