LOW COST DESALINATION FOR DRINKING

PURPOSE IN COASTAL AREAS

SUBMITTED BY
ASHIF HASAN ABIR KIRONMOY PAUL SHOUROV
ID: 1301026 ID: 1301034

SUPERVISOR
DR. ASIFUL HOQUE
PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY
CHITTAGONG-4349
 BACKGROUND
Bangladesh has an
area of 1,47,570 sq km
of which 20% covers
coastal areas and
about 53% coastal
area is affected by
salinity [1].

Fresh water sources

in the south-west
region of the country
can hardly meet the
demand.
Fig.1. Salinity Map of Bangladesh [2]
 BACKGROUND
Conventional saline water treatment processes cost
more money, require high energy, not eco-friendly.

Solar desalination shows exciting prospects for

renewable energy consumption, low cost and very
simple operation.
 OBJECTIVE
To propose a low cost technique that produces
drinking water from saline water using solar energy.

To develop an ideal setup solely from locally available

materials that is easy to construct, operate and
maintain.
 SCOPE
This study will be conducted on sea water as well as
on synthetic solution.

Yield of fresh drinkable water with seasonal &

temperature variation will be compared.

This study will focus on developing an eco-friendly

model with materials available in local market at low
cost.
 METHODOLOGY
Solar
Radiation Glass Cover

Wooden Side Wall

Saline
Water
Tank

Fresh Water Tank

Fig.2. Solar Still [3]
Brine Tank
 REFERENCES
1. Haque S.A. (2006), Salinity problems and crop production in coastal
regions of Bangladesh, Pakistan Journal of Botany, Vol. 38(5), pp. 1359-
1365

2. Haque M.N. , Ali M.H. and Masum S.M. (2016), Climate change impacts
on rice production in Bangladesh, Lambert Academic Publishing,
Germany

3. Agrawal A, Rana R.S., Shrivastava P.K. and Singh R.P. (2016), A short
review on solar water distillation for getting fresh water in rural areas,
Technical Research Organisation India, Vol. 3(1), pp. 27-36
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