Exergoenvironmental assessment of a solar still modified with the evacuated tube heat pipe using paraffin wax
by Benjamin Franklin Selvanayagam; Kumaresan Govindasamy; Rajagopal Rangaraj; Dominic Antonisamy
International Journal of Exergy (IJEX), Vol. 44, No. 1, 2024

Abstract: This manuscript proposes a hybrid approach for enhancing a solar still (SS) modified with an evacuated-tube heat-pipe utilising paraffin wax (PW). The system combines the Osprey optimisation algorithm (OOA) and quantum neural network (QNN). The OOA increases water temperature and lowers glass cover temperature, while QNN predicts daily distillate productivity and forecasts water and glass temperatures. The major objective of the proposed approach is to improve solar still efficiency and reduce costs. By then the proposed approach is executed in MATLAB/Simulink, and contrasted with existing techniques. The proposed approach results in a cost of 140 USD notably lower than current techniques.

Online publication date: Wed, 29-May-2024

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