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Research Journal of Physics

Year: 2009 | Volume: 3 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 5-13
DOI: 10.17311/rjp.2009.5.13
Modelling of Solar Still for Production of Pure Water in the Abidjan Zones
B.K. Koffi, D.K. Konan, R.K. N’guessan, J.K. Saraka, A. Tanoh, M.A. Kouacou, Z. Yeo, M. Koffi and A.A. Koua

Abstract: This study presents theoretical consideration and results of solar water distiller system. Device was composed of glass which served as a condenser and an aluminium plate in black paint as an absorber. It was also composed of a tank of brine and a tank of distilled water. Solar water distiller system was modelled and simulated using an implicit numerical scheme, the Diabolo-Sablier algorithm. Simulation results showed that accumulated mass water greatly depended on the ambient temperature. Thus, for an increasing of 5°C of the ambient temperature, accumulated mass water roughly doubled. This inexpensive device permitted to produce 6 kg of water per day with a commonly used of collector of 2 m2. Condensed mass water became significant for relative humidity of 40% at 308K temperature corresponding to conditions of dry season in the Abidjan zones.

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B.K. Koffi, D.K. Konan, R.K. N’guessan, J.K. Saraka, A. Tanoh, M.A. Kouacou, Z. Yeo, M. Koffi and A.A. Koua, 2009. Modelling of Solar Still for Production of Pure Water in the Abidjan Zones. Research Journal of Physics, 3: 5-13.

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