An innovative solar sterilizer design to be fixed on the focus of concentrated solar parabolic dish collector (CSPDC) was presented. The specifications of CSPDC were 4.8 m diameter and 1.8 m focal point according to the manufacturer. With this size, the sterilization can be achieved at a flowrate of 2.2 l/min enough to satisfy the daily potable water requirement for a community of 50 people. The design was tested from the sample collected form Ain Arzat water spring in Dhofar region, Oman. The polluted water samples were tested chemically and biologically before and after using the solar sterilizer. It was found that all water samples are polluted biologically and cannot be directly consumed. By solar sterilization, the samples chemically become closer to the Omani Standards of the first quality level, thus making the design of the solar sterilizer a safe and cost-effective tool for water sterilization.
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February 2019
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A Novel Solar Water Sterilization Design: Targeted to Provide Potable Water for a Community of 50 People
A. Wazwaz,
A. Wazwaz
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
e-mail: arefwazwaz@hotmail.com/aref@du.edu.om
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
e-mail: arefwazwaz@hotmail.com/aref@du.edu.om
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M. S. Khan,
M. S. Khan
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
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A. Al-Salaymeh,
A. Al-Salaymeh
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering and Technology,
The University of Jordan,
Amman 11942, Jordan
Faculty of Engineering and Technology,
The University of Jordan,
Amman 11942, Jordan
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Mazhar Ul-Islam,
Mazhar Ul-Islam
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
Salalah 211, Oman
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509
,Salalah 211, Oman
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Md. Wasi Ahmad
Md. Wasi Ahmad
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
Salalah 211, Oman
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
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A. Wazwaz
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
e-mail: arefwazwaz@hotmail.com/aref@du.edu.om
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
e-mail: arefwazwaz@hotmail.com/aref@du.edu.om
M. S. Khan
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
A. Al-Salaymeh
Mechanical Engineering Department,
Faculty of Engineering and Technology,
The University of Jordan,
Amman 11942, Jordan
Faculty of Engineering and Technology,
The University of Jordan,
Amman 11942, Jordan
Mazhar Ul-Islam
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
Salalah 211, Oman
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509
,Salalah 211, Oman
Md. Wasi Ahmad
Chemical Engineering Department,
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
Salalah 211, Oman
College of Engineering,
Dhofar University,
P.O. Box 2509,
Salalah 211, Oman
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Solar Energy Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF SOLAR ENERGY ENGINEERING: INCLUDING WIND ENERGY AND BUILDING ENERGY CONSERVATION. Manuscript received March 13, 2018; final manuscript received August 8, 2018; published online September 14, 2018. Assoc. Editor: Ming Qu.
J. Sol. Energy Eng. Feb 2019, 141(1): 011014 (5 pages)
Published Online: September 14, 2018
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Received:
March 13, 2018
Revised:
August 8, 2018
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Wazwaz, A., Khan, M. S., Al-Salaymeh, A., Ul-Islam, M., and Ahmad, M. W. (September 14, 2018). "A Novel Solar Water Sterilization Design: Targeted to Provide Potable Water for a Community of 50 People." ASME. J. Sol. Energy Eng. February 2019; 141(1): 011014. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4041158
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