High-Performance Solar Steam Generator Using Low-Cost Biomass Waste Photothermal Material and Engineering of the Structure
Mahmoud Maleki, Farzaneh Arabpour Roghabadi, Seyed Mojtaba Sadrameli
Abstract
h corresponding to an efficiency of 92.9% is achieved. Furthermore, by depositing a thin layer of the transparent thermal superinsulator silica aerogel on the light absorber layer, the generated heat is localized and the heat losses are prevented, leading to a 7.5% enhancement of the water evaporation rate of the biomass system. The eco-friendly biomass-based system shows no significant change in its performance through operation for 40 desalination cycles of Persian Gulf water.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotothermal therapyBiomass (ecology)Renewable energySolar energyComposite materialNanotechnologyBiologyGeologyEcologyElectrical engineeringOceanographyEngineeringSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics