Development of Double Basin Solar Still with the Aid of Latent Heat Techniques to Maximixe Distillate Output
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2018-06-25T07:59:58Z
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This water purification system is designed by contemplating the water shortage faced by the urban areas during summers and the use of polluted lake water by the local farmers for irrigation, while analyzing the economic factors and feasibility associated with this process. The presence of heavy metals, phosphates, nitrates and Escherichia coli in the lake waters of the urban areas render it unfit for domestic use and irrigation. The crops cultivated utilizing these waters are hazardous when ingested by humans and cattle, this may lead to bioaccumulation. The system designed aims at purifying the lake water, solely using solar power and natural filtration techniques. The experiment was conducted at New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore, Karnataka (latitude12o93’N longitude 77o69’E). The system uses distillation as the basis for purification of water. The use of a double basin system and black gravel increases the efficiency of the process thereby increasing the distillate output. The peltier system uses thermo-electric cooling to reduce the temperature of the glass which in turn increases the rate of condensation. The electricity required to run the peltier can be easily generated using a solar cell.
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Harish R, Lakshminarayana M, Trishul V, Vinay D, 1NH14ME744, 1NH14ME746, 1NH14ME756, 1NH14ME757