Influence of External Reflector on The Efficiency of The Conical Solar Still (CSS) in Basra City

Ahmed J. Mohammed

Abstract

This research, a conical solar still was constructed under various atmospheric conditions of Basra city, Iraq,
Latitude 30° 33′ 56.55″N, Longitude 47° 45′ 5.86″E. The Basra city well-knows of plentiful of solar radiation
intensity. The still contains a basin with total area of (314 cm2). In addition, one of stills was provided with
external reflector, in order to reflect the direct sunlight to the absorber surface. The solar still was prepared
from available local materials. The experimental results showed the thermal efficiency arrived to (58 %) for
conical solar still with external reflector of the day 23 August 2023, and the solar radiation arrived to (6271
w/m2) at same date. Aim of the research, a mathematical simulation was conducted to calculate the rate of
production per hour for solar still, and the results of these calculation were compared to the productivity which
found experimentally.

Keywords

water; saline water; solar still; vertical solar still; external reflector; desalination

Cite This Article

Mohammed, A. J. (2023). Influence of External Reflector on The Efficiency of The Conical Solar Still (CSS) in Basra City. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 4| Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2023, Pages 659-663, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Volume4-Issue4-Jul-Aug-No.488-659-663.pdf

Volume 4 | Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2023