Designing and manufacturing a high productivity desalination unit
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Author |
Hussein Zein Korany
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1819-6608 |
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On Pages
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155-167
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Volume No. |
20
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Issue No. |
4
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Issue Date |
April 12, 2025
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DOI |
https://doi.org/10.59018/022528
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Keywords |
solar still, desalination system, freshwater, design parameters, efficiency.
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Abstract
The world is progressing toward the renewable energy field. The Saudi government, represented by Saudi Vision 2030, is aiming to position itself alongside the world's leaders in this field. The solar still desalination system represents renewable energy, where drinkable water is produced from saline water by using the solar energy of the sun to evaporate water so that it may be cooled and collected, thereby purifying it. The main objective of this paper is to design and manufacture a desalination unit with high productivity. The primary objective is to achieve desalination productivity of 3 L/day of fresh water, equivalent to the daily needs of one person, utilizing only natural resources, specifically "Green Energy". To achieve this objective, a passive (no external heat sources are needed) stepped solar still desalination unit will be designed and manufactured due to its high productivity of freshwater. The experimental results showed that the performance of the designed desalination system was satisfactory.
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