Table 2 Hourly variation of temperature of hot water, inside water temperature, outer cover sheet temperature, ambient temperature, and fresh water generation
From: Experimental study of an inclined flat plate-type solar water distillation system
Sl. no. | Time | Temperature of hot water (T 0, °C) | Inside water temperature (T w, °C) | Outer cover sheet temperature (°C) | Ambient temperature (T i, °C) | Wind speed (m/s) | Fresh water (l/h/m2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 9:00 | 38 | 50 | 41 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 0.234 |
2. | 10:00 | 42 | 52 | 46 | 24.3 | 4.2 | 0.396 |
3. | 11:00 | 50 | 59 | 53 | 24.7 | 4.6 | 0.528 |
4. | 12:00 | 51 | 64 | 55 | 25.8 | 3.8 | 0.785 |
5. | 13:00 | 52 | 65 | 56 | 28.7 | 3.1 | 0.799 |
6. | 14:00 | 51 | 62 | 56 | 27.9 | 1.8 | 0.687 |
7. | 15:00 | 49 | 60 | 55 | 25 | 1.6 | 0.623 |
8. | 16:00 | 44 | 53 | 47 | 23.8 | 1.7 | 0.391 |
9. | 17:00 | 46 | 51 | 48 | 23.5 | 1.72 | 0.294 |