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. 2023 May 23;9(6):e16535. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16535

Table 6.

Variation in the experimental results with the local time.

Time (hr) Tank fluid temperature (°C)
Receiver fluid temperature (°C)
Fresh water productivity (ml/hr)
Thermal efficiency %
Water Water-Al2O3 Water-ZnO Water Water-Al2O3 Water-ZnO Water Water-Al2O3 Water-ZnO Water Water-Al2O3 Water-ZnO
8 31 32.9 32 32 33.9 32.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 31.8 35.2 34.7 40.1 45.3 44.3 85 180 110 0.062 0.159 0.092
10 32.3 35.8 35 63.3 69.8 66.1 290 400 320 0.706 1.065 0.780
11 34 39.2 38.2 77.1 86.5 84.1 550 930 650 1.496 2.782 1.890
12 36.7 39.7 38.9 84.7 91.7 88.4 1220 1800 1590 3.502 5.588 4.690
13 38.1 41.8 40.5 87.1 93.8 90 1850 2750 2550 5.695 8.976 7.938
14 39.2 42.5 41.5 88.2 96.5 91.5 2750 3950 3250 9.877 15.618 11.872
15 38.4 42 40.8 87.4 94.2 90 1920 2550 2220 8.502 11.996 9.870
16 37.2 41.1 40.3 84.2 88.8 86.9 1285 1760 1520 6.426 8.904 7.549
17 36.2 40.6 40 80.2 85.6 83.1 1050 1450 1190 13.791 19.478 15.380
18 34.3 39.9 38.8 75.4 82 79.5 830 1210 1020 20.093 30.006 24.897