%0 Journal Article
%T Experimental and Analytical Study of a Single Effect Distillation Using Electrical Evaporator Powered by Solar Energy
%A Saeed J. Almalowi
%J Journal of Power and Energy Engineering
%P 20-29
%@ 2327-5901
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jpee.2024.128002
%X The experimental and analytical investigation was conducted on a solar-powered single-effect distillation (SED). The evaporator was designed to be an electrical evaporator as opposed to the steam evaporator that existed previously. Using sun-tracking solar panels, the electrical evaporator in the designed distillation unit was powered by solar energy. Approximately 20 kWh was utilized by the small-scale distillation apparatus. This type of design is mobile, so remote areas and countries with fragile economies can utilize it on a small or large scale. Utilizing the principles of energy and mass conservation, the amount of distillate water and power required for a single unit was determined, at the low salinity (2200 PPM) with fixed boiling point temperature (<i>T</i><i><sub>b</sub></i> = 75&#730;C), the unit performance is approx. 98.4%. The experimental results and those derived from a mathematical model were compared, and both showed strong accord. Using engineering equation solver (EES) software, a computer program was developed for this research scenario.
%K Distillation
%K Single
%K Effect
%K Solar
%K Potable
%K Salt
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=135263