Experimental and Analytical Study of a Single Effect Distillation Using Electrical Evaporator Powered by Solar Energy  

作　　者：Saeed J. Almalowi Saeed J. Almalowi(Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department, Jubail Industrial College, The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Jubail, Saudi Arabia)

机构地区：[1]Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Department, Jubail Industrial College, The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, Jubail, Saudi Arabia

出　　处：《Journal of Power and Energy Engineering》2024年第8期20-29,共10页电力能源（英文）

摘　　要：The experimental and analytical investigation was conducted on a solar-powered single-effect distillation (SED). The evaporator was designed to be an electrical evaporator as opposed to the steam evaporator that existed previously. Using sun-tracking solar panels, the electrical evaporator in the designed distillation unit was powered by solar energy. Approximately 20 kWh was utilized by the small-scale distillation apparatus. This type of design is mobile, so remote areas and countries with fragile economies can utilize it on a small or large scale. Utilizing the principles of energy and mass conservation, the amount of distillate water and power required for a single unit was determined, at the low salinity (2200 PPM) with fixed boiling point temperature (Tb = 75˚C), the unit performance is approx. 98.4%. The experimental results and those derived from a mathematical model were compared, and both showed strong accord. Using engineering equation solver (EES) software, a computer program was developed for this research scenario.The experimental and analytical investigation was conducted on a solar-powered single-effect distillation (SED). The evaporator was designed to be an electrical evaporator as opposed to the steam evaporator that existed previously. Using sun-tracking solar panels, the electrical evaporator in the designed distillation unit was powered by solar energy. Approximately 20 kWh was utilized by the small-scale distillation apparatus. This type of design is mobile, so remote areas and countries with fragile economies can utilize it on a small or large scale. Utilizing the principles of energy and mass conservation, the amount of distillate water and power required for a single unit was determined, at the low salinity (2200 PPM) with fixed boiling point temperature (Tb = 75˚C), the unit performance is approx. 98.4%. The experimental results and those derived from a mathematical model were compared, and both showed strong accord. Using engineering equation solver (EES) software, a computer program was developed for this research scenario.

关 键 词：DISTILLATION Single Effect SOLAR Potable SALT 

分 类 号：G63[文化科学—教育学]