Pyramidal Solar Stills via Hollow Cylindrical Perforated Fins, Inclined Rectangular Perforated Fins, and Nanocomposites: An Experimental Investigation

Suha A. Mohammed; Ali Basem; Zakaria M. Omara; Wissam H. Alawee; Hayder A. Dhahad; Fadl A. Essa; Abdekader S. Abdullah; Hasan Sh Majdi; Iqbal Alshalal; Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak; Ahmed A. Al-Amiery

doi:10.3390/su142114116

Pyramidal Solar Stills via Hollow Cylindrical Perforated Fins, Inclined Rectangular Perforated Fins, and Nanocomposites: An Experimental Investigation

Suha A. Mohammed
, Ali Basem
, Zakaria M. Omara
, Wissam H. Alawee
, Hayder A. Dhahad
, Fadl A. Essa
, Abdekader S. Abdullah
, Hasan Sh Majdi
, Iqbal Alshalal
, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak
, Ahmed A. Al-Amiery

Mechanical Engineering

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Abstract

A practical study was conducted to improve the performance of conventional pyramidal solar stills (CPSS) using two types of fins with differing geometries, as well as nanocomposites of TiO₂ and graphene. The first fin was hollow, cylindrical, and perforated (HCPF), whereas the second fin was an inclined perforated rectangular fin (IPRF). The fins were integrated with the base of a solar still to evaluate their performance in comparison with a CPSS. The obtained experimental results demonstrated that the pyramidal solar still with hollow perforated cylindrical fins (PSS-HCPF) and the pyramidal solar still with inclined perforated rectangular fins (PSS-IPRF) produced more distillate than the PSS-HCPF and CPSS under all examined conditions. The daily productivities of the CPSS, PSS-HCPF, and PSS-IPRF were 3718, 4840, and 5750 mL/m², respectively, with the PSS-HCPF and PSS-IPRF improving the productivity by 31.3% and 55.9%, respectively, compared to that of the CPSS. In addition, using nanocomposites with PSS-IPRF improved the daily distillate production by 82.1%.

Original language	English
Article number	14116
Journal	Sustainability (Switzerland)
Volume	14
Issue number	21
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114116
State	Published - Nov 2022

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graphene
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pyramidal solar still
rectangular fins

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Mohammed, S. A., Basem, A., Omara, Z. M., Alawee, W. H., Dhahad, H. A., Essa, F. A., Abdullah, A. S., Majdi, H. S., Alshalal, I., Isahak, W. N. R. W., & Al-Amiery, A. A. (2022). Pyramidal Solar Stills via Hollow Cylindrical Perforated Fins, Inclined Rectangular Perforated Fins, and Nanocomposites: An Experimental Investigation. Sustainability (Switzerland), 14(21), Article 14116. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142114116

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Pyramidal Solar Stills via Hollow Cylindrical Perforated Fins, Inclined Rectangular Perforated Fins, and Nanocomposites: An Experimental Investigation

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