Solar water distiller using a

parabolic solar
Done by Rapayi Tapiwa Chemical Eng HND
Introduction
• A solar water distiller is a distiller which uses solar energy to distil
water
• Solar energy is renewable and it’s free
• The intensity of the sun can be multiplied by a concentration ratio of
30-80
• The peak optical efficiency of a parabolic trough is in the range of 70-
80%.
Objectives
• To develop safer, reliable, and user-friendly solar distiller to be
generally used for water distillation.
Problem and justification
• -electrical distiller have a higher operating costs

• - They make use of both direct and diffuse solar radiation

• - They make use of both direct and diffuse solar radiation
• - They make use of both direct and diffuse solar radiation
Methodology
• A parabolic trough is constructed as a long parabolic mirror that is
usually coated silver or polished aluminium. It has a boiler at the focal
point of the mirror.
• Sunlight is reflected off of the mirrors and is concentrated on the
boiler. The figure below is a drawing of how the sunlight hits and is
reflected off of the parabolic trough.
Design 2
Complete solar distillar
Time frame and Gantt chart
• The whole project will need 16 weeks to complete
The Gantt chart for solar distiller fabrication
Facilities needed
• dish
• 4mm deformed bar
• labour welding and cutting
• transport
• aluminium foil
• copper tubes 15mm
• soldering wire
• soldering wax
• 0.5 metal sheet 0.4mm
• rubber glue
• ruler
• pencil
• brush
• miscellaneous
• pipe tube
budget
solar distiller quotation

quantity amount total amount

dish 1 40 40
4mm deformed bar 2 15 30
labour welding and cutting 1 30 30
transport 5 3 15
aluminium foil 1 20 20
copper tubes 15mm 1 65 65
soldering wire 1 10 10
soldering wax 1 10 10
0.5 metal sheet 0.4mm 1 40 40
rubber glue 1 1 1
ruler 1 0.5 0.5
pencil 1 0.5 0.5
brush 1 6 6
miscerenious 1 40 40
pipe tube 1 30 30
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0
0
total 338