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DESALINATION
Volume 242, Issue 1-3, Pages 128-137Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.036
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Solar still; Thermal performance; Metallic wiry sponges; Porous media; Black rocks; Solar intensity; Water collection
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There is a strong need to improve the single slope solar still thermal performance and increase the production rate of distilled water. Different types of absorbing materials were used to examine their effect on the yield of solar stills. These absorbing materials are of two types: coated and uncoated porous media (called metallic wiry sponges) and black volcanic rocks. Four identical solar stills were manufactured using locally available materials. The first three solar stills contain black coated and uncoated metallic wiry sponges made from steel quality AISI 430 type, and black rocks collected from Mafraq Area in north-eastern Jordan. The fourth still is used as reference still which contains no absorbing materials (only black painted basin). The results showed that the uncoated sponge has the highest water collection during day time, followed by the black rocks and then coated metallic wiry sponges. On the other hand, the overall average gain in the collected distilled water taking into the consideration the overnight water collections were 28%, 43% and 60% for coated and uncoated metallic wiry sponges and black rocks respectively.
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