Publications by authors named "Muthumanokar Athikesavan"
Investigation of performance enhancement of solar still incorporated with Gallus gallus domesticus cascara as sensible heat storage material.
Gurukarthik Babu Balachandran Prince Winston David Gokul Rajendran Mohamed Nasrulla Akbar Ali Vignesh Radhakrishnan MuthuManokar Athikesavan
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
January 2021
Article Synopsis
- The research investigates the use of egg shells from Gallus gallus domesticus as a sensible heat storage material in a proposed single slope still (PSS) to improve freshwater yield compared to a conventional single slope still (CSS).
- The PSS outperforms the CSS with a yield of 2.46 L/m, which is 18% higher than the CSS's 2.07 L/m, and has better energy and exergy efficiencies.
- Utilizing egg shells not only enhances the efficiency of the still but also serves as an organic waste management solution, making the modified system more economical with lower costs for initial setup and maintenance.
This paper discusses about the design and analysis of a novel multi-cavity tubular receiver developed for small- and medium-scale concentrated solar power applications from the existing basic baffle-plated volumetric receiver model which is used in large-scale applications. The design and analysis work has been completed to enhance the thermal performance of cavity receivers for the average solar power input of 12 kW with a dish concentrator of 15 m aperture area. This was carried out by replacing the baffle plates from the conventional basic volumetric receiver with multi-cavity tubes, keeping the heat transfer area as constant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF