A Review on Solar Still with Nano Material Coating on Absorber Plate for High Performance

Authors

  • Priyanka Singh  Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lingaraj Appa Engineering College Bidar, Karnataka, India
  • Vishwajeet Kureel  

Keywords:

Water Distillation System, Solar Still, Nanomaterial, Coating, Exergy

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to design a water distillation system that can purify water from nearly any source, a system that is relatively cheap, portable, and depends only on renewable solar energy Improved sun-oriented stills are contrasted with a newer type of sun-based still in this dissertation. Coated absorbers are used in the solar still, which makes use of reduced graphene oxide /Copper oxide nanoparticles. The solar still's absorber plate and walls are coated with a commercial black paint that contains the hybrid nanomaterial. Researchers have identified and analyzed areas of the solar-powered stills where energy was lost. Alternate sunlight-based stills have faster dissipation and higher exergy compared to regular ones.

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Priyanka Singh, Vishwajeet Kureel, " A Review on Solar Still with Nano Material Coating on Absorber Plate for High Performance, IInternational Journal of Scientific Research in Mechanical and Materials Engineering(IJSRMME), ISSN : 2456-3307, Volume 6, Issue 4, pp.59-66, July-August-2022.