Applications of Heat Exchanger in Solar Desalination: Current Issues and Future Challenges

Solar desalination is a process to convert saline water into potable water by the application of solar energy. The enhancement of the distillate output of the solar desalination is low, so it is not considered as a method to produce potable water. A heat exchanger is an important device used for hea...

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Published inWater (Basel) Vol. 14; no. 6; p. 852
Main Authors Elsheikh, Ammar H., Panchal, Hitesh N., Sengottain, Shanmugan, A. Alsaleh, Naser, Ahmadein, Mahmoud
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2022
Subjects
Aquatic resources
Desalination
distillate productivity
Distillates
Drinking water
Efficiency
Energy storage
Equipment and supplies
Experiments
Force and energy
heat exchanger
Heat exchangers
Heat transfer
Heating
Productivity
Radiation
Saline water
Saline water conversion
Salinity
solar desalination
Solar energy
solar still
Technology application
Water temperature
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Summary:Solar desalination is a process to convert saline water into potable water by the application of solar energy. The enhancement of the distillate output of the solar desalination is low, so it is not considered as a method to produce potable water. A heat exchanger is an important device used for heat transfer applications. The present review article illustrates the application of a heat exchanger with a solar desalination system to enhance the distillate output. In the current review, it is found that the heat exchanger is an important device to improve the distillate productivity of the solar desalination system. Finally, the future work and future challenges of using a heat exchanger with a solar desalination system are presented.
ISSN:2073-4441
2073-4441
DOI:10.3390/w14060852