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Experimental investigation on semicircular, triangular and rectangular shaped absorber of solar still with nano-based PCM

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This paper shows the results of a novel research conducted with the overall aim of developing a system that can provide continuous desalination. Productivity enhancement of solar stills is regarded as the main purpose of the investigators in desalination field. This paper represents the experimental results in a new approach of paraffin + graphene oxide nanoparticles mixture. The paraffin mixture in a semicircular, triangular and rectangular absorber with paraffin + graphene oxide of 0.1, 0.3 and 0.5 mass% has been investigated. The finding indicated that for all absorbers, the use of paraffin + graphene oxide in higher mass fractions enhances daily freshwater production. The results showed that the thermal performances are greater applying graphene oxide + paraffin of 0.5 mass% with semicircular absorber compared to triangular and rectangular absorber. The achievement of the present paper can be implemented to design more efficient absorbers for solar still parts.

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Abbreviations

b :

Constant of Brownian motion (5 × 104)

c p :

Heat capacity (J kg−1 K−1)

d np :

Diameter of nanoparticles (nm)

f :

Liquid fraction

k :

Thermal conductivity (W m−1 K−1)

K :

Constant of Boltzmann (1.381 × 10–23 J K−1)

w :

Width (m)

T :

Temperature (°C or K)

h :

Coefficient of heat transfer (Wm−2 K−1)

h w :

Coefficient of heat transfer due to wind (W m−2 K−1)

L :

Latent heat of water vaporization (kJ kg−1)

\(\dot{m}_{{\text{e,w}}}\) :

Fresh water (kgm−2 day−1

γ :

Brownian motion parameter

\(\rho\) :

Density (kgm−3)

\(\mu\) :

Dynamic viscosity (kgm−1 s−1)

\(\emptyset\) :

Volume fraction of nanoparticles

a:

Ambient air

b:

Basin

cond:

Conduction

conv:

Convection

np:

Nanoparticles

nepcm:

Nanoparticle-enhanced phase changed materials (Nano + PCM)

pcm:

Phase changed materials

e:

Evaporation

i:

Inner

g:

Glass

l:

Liquid

p:

Plate

r:

Radiation

ref:

Reference

w:

Water

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran

    Hamid Reza Goshayeshi

  2. The School of Built Environment and Architecture, London South Bank University, London, SE1 0AA, UK

    Issa Chaer & Metkel Yebiyo

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technology Faculty, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey

    Hakan F. Öztop

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Goshayeshi, H.R., Chaer, I., Yebiyo, M. et al. Experimental investigation on semicircular, triangular and rectangular shaped absorber of solar still with nano-based PCM. J Therm Anal Calorim 147, 3427–3439 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-021-10728-z

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