Experimental analysis of combined utilization of CuO nanoparticles in latent heat storage unit and absorber coating in a single-slope solar desalination system
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2022
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In this survey, impact of combined utilization of copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles both in thermal energy storage unit and absorber coating (matt black paint) on the performance of a single-slope solar still has been investigated experimentally. In this context, four different solar desalination systems including a conventional solar still, solar still with thermal energy storage unit, solar still with CuO nano-embedded latent heat storage unit and solar still with CuO nano-enhanced absorber coating and thermal energy storage unit have been developed, fabricated and empirically analyzed. Experimental results showed that combined employing nanoparticles upgraded accumulated productivity as 26.77% in comparison to conventional solar still. Also, energy and exergy efficiency values were enhanced from 15.96% to 19.90% and from 1.25% and 2.01%, respectively with the use of combined modification. © 2022
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Desalination , Distillation , Heat storage , Latent heat , Nanoparticles , Paint , Solar absorbers , Solar heating , Absorber coatings , Black paint , Combined utilization of copper oxide nanoparticle , Copper oxide nanoparticles , Energy storage unit , Latent heat storage units , Modeling , Single slopes , Solar stills , Thermal energy storage , copper compound , energy storage , experimental study , latent heat flux , nanoparticle , Thermal energy