Journal of Fundamentals of Renewable Energy and Applications
Open Access
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2090-4541
+44 1300 500008
Hiroshi Tanaka
National Institute of Technology, Kurume College,
Komorino, Kurume, Fukuoka 830-8555
Japan
Review Article
Tilted Wick Solar Still with Flat Plate Bottom Reflector: Numerical Analysis for a Case with a Gap Between Them
Author(s): Hiroshi Tanaka Hiroshi Tanaka
A tilted wick solar still with a flat plate bottom reflector was analyzed theoretically when there is a gap between the still and reflector at 30oN latitude. A mirror-symmetric plane of the wick relative to the reflector was introduced to calculate the amount of solar radiation reflected from the reflector and absorbed on the wick. Heat and mass transfer in the still were also analyzed to determine the temperature in the still and the distillate production rate of the still. The inclinations of both the still and the reflector should be adjusted adequately for each month and for the gap length in order to increase the distillate productivity. The optimum inclinations of both the still and the reflector throughout the year were determined. The effect of the reflector on distillate productivity decreases with an increase in gap length. However, the distillate productivity can be increas.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2090-4541.1000175