Organic Phase Change Materials as Thermal Energy Storage for Automated Solar Seawater Desalination System

Authors

  • Cyril Jefferson Calape Jimenez College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines
  • Jose Fernando Bactol Magallanes College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines
  • Carl James Hermoso Tabay College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines
  • Cresencio Pombo Genobiagon Jr. College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.123.1.1221

Keywords:

Desalination system, seawater, solar irradiance, organic PCMs, evaporation

Abstract

A prototype of an automated solar seawater desalination system equipped with thermal energy storage was designed and developed to analyze experimentally the effect of adding organic phase change materials (palm wax and beeswax) to the desalination system’s efficiency. The desalination machine was set up with two configurations: with organic and without organic PCMs. While the setup without a PCM can produce an average of 30.8 mL per day and convert 2.056% of the total volume of input water to an output peak of 48.5 mL using solar energy, the setup with a PCM can produce an average daily water production of 68.9 mL and convert 4.6% of the input water volume with the highest record output of 104.5 mL compared to configurations without PCM, the organic PCM system with a 1:1.2 mixture of beeswax and palm wax can produce an average of 123.7%.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Cyril Jefferson Calape Jimenez, College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines

cyriljimenez31@gmail.com

Jose Fernando Bactol Magallanes, College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines

joefermagallanes27@gmail.com

Carl James Hermoso Tabay, College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines

ceejaytabay@gmail.com

Cresencio Pombo Genobiagon Jr., College of Engineering Education, University of Mindanao, Matina, Davao City, Philippines

cresencio_genobiagon@umindanao.edu.ph

Downloads

Published

2024-10-30

How to Cite

Jimenez, C. J. C., Magallanes, J. F. B. ., Tabay, C. J. H. ., & Genobiagon Jr., C. P. . (2024). Organic Phase Change Materials as Thermal Energy Storage for Automated Solar Seawater Desalination System. Journal of Advanced Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 123(1), 12–21. https://doi.org/10.37934/arfmts.123.1.1221

Issue

Section

Articles