Using capillary porous media to improve water evaporation

Conference · Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:109902

Jaguaribe, E F; Barros, S F; Rosa, R A ^[1]

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1. Univ. Federal da Paraiba, Joao Pessoa (Brazil)

To quantify the influence of porous media in the evaporation of water the authors have conducted a series of experiments and a theoretical study. For practical reasons, in these experiments they used capillary blocks made of a bunch of glass capillary tubes. Blocks with the same diameter tubes were placed inside conventional solar still shallow basins filled with water. The temperatures of the blocks, of the water and the still glazing were registered. The solar radiation and the air moisture were also measured. A discussion of the experimental and theoretical approach used in this study and a discussion of the experimental and theoretical results are presented.

• OSTI ID: 109902
• Report Number(s): CONF-950725-; ISBN 0-89553-167-4; TRN: IM9543%%203
• Resource Relation: Conference: SOLAR `95: national solar energy conference: 10,000 solutions - paths to a renewable future, Minneapolis, MN (United States), 15-20 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Solar `95: Technical papers. Proceedings of the 1995 annual meeting of the American Solar Energy Society; Campbell-Howe, R.; Wilkins-Crowder, B. [eds.]; PB: 456 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR STILLS
AUGMENTATION
CAPACITY
DESALINATION
EVAPORATION
VAPOR CONDENSATION