T. Rajaseenivasan

Distillation efficiency and productivity of the passive single-basin solar still is very low. In this work, an additional basin is incorporated in the double-slope solar still to enhance the distillate output and to reduce the thermal energy losses. For further improvement in the productivity, different materials were used in the basin. Wick materials such as jute cloth, waste cotton pieces and black cotton cloth were used to increase the evaporation area. In addition to increase the heat storing capacity, mild steel pieces were used in the basin as energy storing materials. An exergy analysis was carried out to explain the effect of different materials on the exergy evaporation rate and exergy efficiency of the single- and double-basin solar stills. It shows that the basin with mild steel pieces has a maximum exergy efficiency of 2.072 and 1.412% for double- and single-basin stills, respectively. A payback analysis also conducted to prove the benefit of the double-basin still.

Solar still

Exergy efficiency

Payback period

10.1080/19443994.2014.928800

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An experimental comparative performance study of semi-cylindrical and double slope solar still

Desalination and Water Treatment (2017)

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Mathematical and experimental investigation on the influence of basin height variation and stirring of water by solar PV panels in solar still

Desalination (2017)

T. Rajaseenivasan Ravi Prakash K. Vijayakumar K. Srithar

Solar still

Saline water

Noon

10.1016/j.desal.2017.04.010

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Comprehensive study on solar air heater with circular and V-type turbulators attached on absorber plate

Energy (2015)

T. Rajaseenivasan S. Srinivasan K. Srithar

Turbulator

10.1016/j.energy.2015.07.020

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Performance investigation on solar still with circular and square fins in basin with CO 2 mitigation and economic analysis

Desalination (2015)

T. Rajaseenivasan K. Srithar

Solar still

Square (algebra)

Fin

Economic Analysis

Payback period

Life-cycle Cost Analysis

Distilled water

10.1016/j.desal.2015.11.025

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A review on flash evaporation desalination

Desalination and Water Treatment (2015)

M. Maria Antony Raj K. Kalidasa Murugavel T. Rajaseenivasan K. Srithar

Desalination is the process used to get the pure water from saline/brackish water to meet the water crises demand. Thermal desalination processes are mainly used for the mass production in industrial units. Flash evaporation is one of the main thermal desalination process used in industries. It has an opportunity to utilize this concept to develop the small-scale plant and domestic applications. This paper attempts to review the factors that affect the flash evaporation desalination process and discuss the performance of the different configurations.

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Geothermal desalination

Low-temperature thermal desalination

10.1080/19443994.2015.1070283

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Theoretical and experimental investigation on double basin double slope solar still

Desalination (2013)

T. Rajaseenivasan K. Kalidasa Murugavel

Solar still

10.1016/j.desal.2013.03.029

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