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Annual performance analysis of adding different nanofluids in stepped solar still

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The use of MgO and TiO2 nanofluids at different concentrations was investigated annually to evaluate the distillate output of stepped solar stills. Nanofluids concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 0.2% in the present research work. Results confirm that the stepped solar still distillate output is increased by 45.8%, 33.33%, 20.4% and 4.1% with use of MgO nanofluids (0.2% and 0.1% concentrations) and TiO2 nanofluids (0.2% and 0.1% concentrations). The reason for higher distillate output of MgO nanofluid over TiO2 in stepped solar still is lower specific heat capacity and higher thermal conductivity. Finally, the energy payback time was also calculated, and it was still only 3 months for stepped solar stills with the use of 0.2% nanofluid concentration.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Government Engineering College Patan, Katpur, Gujarat, India

    Hitesh Panchal

  2. Mechanical Power Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt

    Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, A. E. Kabeel & S. A. El-Agouz

  3. Department of Automobile Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai, 603103, Tamil Nadu, India

    Ravishankar Sathyamurthy

  4. Institute for Energy Studies, Anna University, Chennai, 600025, Tamil Nadu, India

    DSilva Rufus & T. Arunkumar

  5. Department of Mechanical Engineering, BS Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

    A. Muthu Manokar

  6. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

    D. Prince Winston

  7. Non-Conventional Energy Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli, U.P., India

    Atul Sharma

  8. Mechanical Engineering Department, Shri Satsangi Saketdham “Ram Ashram” Group of Institutions, Mehsana, Gujarat, India

    Nishant Thakar

  9. Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, 2713, Doha, Qatar

    Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni

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Panchal, H., Sathyamurthy, R., Kabeel, A.E. et al. Annual performance analysis of adding different nanofluids in stepped solar still. J Therm Anal Calorim 138, 3175–3182 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08346-x

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