Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Science and Technology 2022 (BIS-STE 2022)

The Effect of The Capillarity on the Efficiency of Wick-Type Solar Energy Water Distillation

Authors
Riki1, *, Bagas Dwi Nur Sasongko1, F. A. Rusdi Sambada1
1Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sanata Dharma University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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Available Online 9 November 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-284-2_19How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Capillarity; Wick-Type Solar Energy; Water Destilation
Abstract

The low efficiency of the wick-type solar energy water distillation is due to the significant flow rate of contaminated water that will be distilled at the absorber. The flow rate of water in the absorber is generally regulated using a faucet. However, setting the water flow rate using a faucet is very difficult to produce a low water flow rate. This study examines a new method of regulating the flow rate of inlet water in wick-type solar energy water distillation using the capillarity method. The study was carried out experimentally using a distillation model with an absorber area of 0.54 m2 and a cover glass thickness of 3 mm. The water flow rate will be varied by varying the thickness of the absorber by 0.08 and 0.16 mm. The results showed that the inlet water flow method using the capillarity method could increase the efficiency of solar energy water distillation compared to solar energy water distillation by adjusting the inlet water flow rate using a faucet. The highest efficiency increase of 34.2 percent was obtained at a variation of 0.08 mm absorber thickness. Distillation of solar energy water is generally needed in remote areas where drinking water sources have been contaminated with contaminants that are harmful to health. Regulating incoming water using the capillarity method is a simple method that can be applied to the community, especially in remote areas.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Science and Technology 2022 (BIS-STE 2022)
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
9 November 2023
ISBN
978-94-6463-284-2
ISSN
2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-284-2_19How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2023 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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AU  - Riki
AU  - Bagas Dwi Nur Sasongko
AU  - F. A. Rusdi Sambada
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/11/09
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BT  - Proceedings of the 4th Borobudur International Symposium on Science and Technology 2022 (BIS-STE 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5401
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