Print Email Facebook Twitter Inflatable plastic solar still with passive condenser for single family use Title Inflatable plastic solar still with passive condenser for single family use Author Bhardwaj, R. (TU Delft ChemE/Transport Phenomena; Dr. Ten B.V.) ten Kortenaar, MV (Dr. Ten B.V.) Mudde, R.F. (TU Delft ChemE/Transport Phenomena) Date 2016-11-15 Abstract Plastics have been the preferred choice of material for the commercial production of the solar stills. However, most of the currently available solar stills are either too big or too small for satisfying drinking water needs of a single family. Furthermore, methods for increasing the production of water from a solar still are often difficult and costly to integrate in a solar still. Here, we show the effect of adding a plastic channels as passive condenser on an inflatable solar still. The still has a basin area of 1.8 m2. The tests were performed in lab conditions at different water temperatures. The production of water achieved from the still at a water temperature of 73 ° C was 0.75 l/h. Furthermore, the production of water increased to more than 0.95 l/h with use of air flow over the the passive condenser to mimic wind or with use of wet tissue on the passive condenser to mimic evaporation cooling. Subject coolingfamilyInflatablesolar still To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:b8f9be8d-4fc4-4479-a40d-8c0f5be54097 DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2016.07.011 Embargo date 2018-07-26 ISSN 0011-9164 Source Desalination, 398, 151-156 Bibliographical note Accepted Author Manuscript Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2016 R. Bhardwaj, MV ten Kortenaar, R.F. Mudde Files PDF 7929053_Revision_manuscri ... _still.pdf 1.52 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:b8f9be8d-4fc4-4479-a40d-8c0f5be54097/datastream/OBJ/view