A Cost Effective Desalination Plant Using a Solar Chimney with Recycled Aluminum Can Collector

Table 1

Dimensions and specifications of RAC solar collector.

S. number	Assumption(s)	Specification(s)
1	Solar irradiation	1000 W/m^2
2	Collector area	1.5 × 0.6 m^2
3	Base plate temperature	Constant
4	Absorber plate material	Black painted aluminium
5	Ambient temperature	28°C
6	Inlet air temperature	32°C
7	Double glazing	Applied
8	Wind velocity	2 m/s
9	Tempered glass emissivity	0.88
10	Tempered glass transmissivity	0.85
11	Tilt angle of collector	80°
12	Testing Time	8 hours per day
13	Black paint absorber plate emissivity	0.09