Performance and exergy analysis of an inclined solar still with baffle arrangements
S. Seralathan,
G. Chenna Reddy,
S. Sathish,
A. Muthuram,
Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj,
Natrayan Lakshmaiya,
Karthikeyan Velmurugan,
Chatchai Sirisamphanwong,
Rattapon Ngoenmeesri,
Chattariya Sirisamphanwong
Affiliations
S. Seralathan
School of Aeronautical Sciences, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
G. Chenna Reddy
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Sathish
School of Aeronautical Sciences, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
A. Muthuram
School of Aeronautical Sciences, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
Joshuva Arockia Dhanraj
Centre for Automation & Robotics (ANRO), Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Chennai 603103, Tamil Nadu, India
Natrayan Lakshmaiya
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Chennai, India
Karthikeyan Velmurugan
Center for Alternative Energy Research and Development, Khon Kaen University, Thailand; Mechanical Engineering Division, Faculty of Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Chatchai Sirisamphanwong
Smart Energy System Integration Research Unit, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Thailand
Rattapon Ngoenmeesri
Research and Academic Service, Faculty of Science, Naresuan University, Thailand
Chattariya Sirisamphanwong
Department of Physics and General Science, Faculty of Science, Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, Thailand; Corresponding author.
This study presents the details of performance and exergy investigations on an inclined solar still with baffle arrangements. The shortage of consumable water creates the transformation of accessible brackish water into consumable water an unavoidable one and this can be accomplished utilizing sun-oriented refining. To remove drinkable water from pungent water, sun-oriented still is broadly utilized. To build the contact season of the pungent water with sunlight-based brilliance, perplex course of action is set to expand the opposition in the stream. This prompts more vanishing of brackish water. Therefore, the objective of this study is to improve freshwater yield. The experimental study is performed for two different mass flow rates (mf1 = 0.0833 kg/min and mf2 = 0.166 kg/min). An increase in the mass flow of water directly deteriorates the yield of fresh water. Highest accumulated freshwater yield is achieved as 2.908 kg/m2 day during the month of May for mf1 = 0.0833 kg/min. The accumulated freshwater yield improved by 4.23% in comparison with inclined solar still designs. Moreover, the yield is better by 3.49%–61.56% in comparison with various solar still designs. Using RSM, a polynomial statistical model is specified to estimate as well as maximize the freshwater yield of ISSB. The exergy analysis for mf1 = 0.0833 kg/min shows a maximum hourly exergy efficiency of 6.82%.
