Solar distillation of ethanol | |
| Author | Arambage, Cyril Peti |
| Call Number | AIT RSPR no. ET-88-6 |
| Subject(s) | Solar stills Alcohol |
| Note | A research study ( 12 credits) submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Solar assisted distillation of ethanol fuel is examined by constructing and operating a basin type, single sloped solar still. First, the solar still having a surface area of l.4 x 0.54 sq.m. was designed and built with the components of temperature measuring devices, and the instruments were calibrated to ensure accurate measurements . Experiment was performed by using fermented alcohol solutions made out of rice and palm. Daily average distillation rate of the system was around 3. l k~/rn2 and the average alcohol concentration of the distillate was found to be 14% by volume. Then the experiment result were analyzed to determine the annual useful! energy output of the system for the alcohol distillation, with the aid of n solar radiation model and found to be around 1770 MJ/m2. Economic analysis showed that the production cost per lit. of the product is 1. 37 Baht/1 at an expected life Lime of 10 years and an interest rate of 10% per annum. This value has been compared with the existing alcohol distillation plant,1'ISTR, Thailand and found Lo be 8. 17 Baht./l. |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Research Study Project Report (RSPR) |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Other Field of Studies (No Department) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Prida Wibulswas |
| Examination Committee(s) | Exell, Robert H.B. ;Mora, Jean-Claude |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DADD |
| Degree | Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 |