ISSN 2319-5347, ISI Impact Factor: 0.763

VOLUME 02  NO. 03 JULY 2014:

Title:              Development of a hybrid water treatment system using solar still cum sand filter with ceramic media
Authors:         Abdullah Al Sadeek, Khondoker Mahbub Hassan
Abstract:    A vast problem in developing the appropriate water supply system for the communities is that the aquifers containing fresh water are not always found at convenient locations. Especially in coastal areas, there is a much scarcity of pure water because of high salinity in ground water. Again, surface water is being contaminated by various kinds of organisms and compounds. In that case, Desalination is very effective for drinking water supply. This study has been carried out to improve the water quality by using tubular solar still and ceramic media along with sand filtration to provide adequate and safe water supply in coastal areas. In this study, solar desalination with a tubular solar still along with sand filter (TSS-SF) was designed and constructed.The laboratory experiment was carried out on the top roof of the Civil Engineering Department of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET). The distilled water quality and quantity were properly monitored. Various water quality tests were performed between raw water and treated water. Based on the analysis in study, some proposals are given for the modification of TSS-SF.

Keywords:  Aquifer, Salinity, Desalination, Organisms and Ceramic Media
Pages:        232-236

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