Optimising Tubular Solar Still Performance with Gamma Aluminium Nanocoatings: Experimental Insights on Yield, Efficiency, and Economic Viability

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60461373:22320/25:43932889

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/13/8/2413" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/13/8/2413</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr13082413" target="_blank" >10.3390/pr13082413</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Optimising Tubular Solar Still Performance with Gamma Aluminium Nanocoatings: Experimental Insights on Yield, Efficiency, and Economic Viability

Original language description

This study evaluates the performance of tubular solar stills coated with gamma aluminium nanocoatings at concentrations of 5%, 10%, and 15%, compared to a conventional tubular solar still. This is the first experimental study to apply gamma aluminium nanocoatings on tubular solar stills (TSS). The stills were tested for three days, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., under consistent conditions with varying water depths of 1 cm, 2 cm, and 3 cm. The results indicated that the 5% nanocoating achieved the highest water yield, producing 2.571 L/m2 with a 1 cm water depth. The 10% coating produced 2.514 L/m2, while the conventional solar still generated 2.286 L/m2. Thermal efficiency was highest on Day 1 for the 5% concentration, reaching 60.9%, followed by 10% concentration at 59.1%, while the 15% concentration showed the lowest efficiency at 33.8%. In terms of cost-effectiveness, the 5% concentration was the most economical, with the lowest cost per litre (CPL) of USD 0.10 and a payback period of 3.03 months. The 10% concentration had a CPL of USD 0.11 and a payback period of 3.33 months, while the 15% concentration had the highest CPL at USD 0.19 and the longest payback period of 5.63 months. Overall, the 5% concentration offered the best balance of water yield, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. This research highlights γ-Al2O3 as an innovative, cost-effective material for solar distillation, paving the way for sustainable freshwater production.

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

20506 - Coating and films

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

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

Name of the periodical

Processes

ISSN

2227-9717

e-ISSN

2227-9717

Volume of the periodical

13

Issue of the periodical within the volume

8

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

13

Pages from-to

2413

UT code for WoS article

001557604900001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105014284808