Experimental investigation of the impact of water depth, inlet water temperature, and fins on the productivity of a Pyramid Solar Still

Yousef Al-Abed Allah Malik; Omar Abu Abbas Mohammad

doi:10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280016

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Malik YAAA, Mohammad OAA. 2023. Experimental investigation of the impact of water depth, inlet water temperature, and fins on the productivity of a Pyramid Solar Still. Journal of Groundwater Science and Engineering, 11(2): 183-190 doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280016

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Experimental investigation of the impact of water depth, inlet water temperature, and fins on the productivity of a Pyramid Solar Still

doi: 10.26599/JGSE.2023.9280016

Yousef Al-Abed Allah Malik^{1
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Omar Abu Abbas Mohammad¹

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Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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Corresponding author: alabdullhm@gmail.com
Received Date: 2022-06-15
Accepted Date: 2023-04-03

Available Online: 2023-06-15

Publish Date: 2023-06-30

Abstract

Abstract

This experimental study aimed to investigate the impact of water depth, inlet water temperature, and fins on the productivity of a pyramid solar still in producing distilled water. The experiment was conducted in three parts, where the first part explored the variation in water depth from 1 cm to 5 cm, the second part evaluated the effect of increasing inlet water temperature from 30°C to 50°C, and the third part added fins at the bottom of the still at a specific inlet water depth. Results showed that basin depth had a significant impact on the still’s production, with a maximum variation of 40.6% observed when the water level was changed from 1 cm to 5 cm. The daily freshwater production from the pyramid solar still ranged from 3.41 kg/m² for a water depth of 1 cm to 2.02 kg/m² for a depth of 5 cm. Adding fins at the bottom of the pyramid solar still led to a 7.5% increase in productivity, while adjusting the inlet water temperature from 30°C to 40°C and 50°C resulted in a 15.3% and 21.2% increase, respectively. These findings highlighted the essential factors that can influence the productivity of pyramid solar stills and can be valuable in designing and operating efficient water desalination and purification technologies.
- Pyramid solar still,
- Basin depth,
- Freshwater,
- Efficiency,
- Desalination

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