Solar Desalination: Experiments, Science Fair Projects, Labs, Theses, Dissertations, Patents

Solar Desalination Experiments, Labs, Theses and Dissertations, Patents For Science Fair Projects, Labs, Lesson Plans and Research For Elementary School, Middle School, High School and College Students and Teachers

Solar Desalination Experiments and Studies

Definition

Solar desalination is a method to desalinate salt or brackish water by using solar energy.

Background Information

Solar desalination - Wikipedia [View Resource]
Solar humidification [View Resource]
Solar still [View Resource]
Large scale solar desalination using multi effect humidification [View Resource]
Off-shore Solar Water Energy Plants [View Resource]
A natural solution for drinking water, now practical [View Resource]
Seawater desalination using renewable energy sources [View Resource]

K-12 Experiments, Labs, Lesson Plans and Science Fair Projects
Build and test a solar-powered device for desalinating water [View Experiment]
Solar Water Purification & Distillation Science Fair Projects and Experiments [View Experiment]
Find out if the temperature of the water used to cool the condensation plate of a homemade solar powered desalination device affects the amount of desalinated water produced. [View Experiment]
Can you survive on just saltwater and sun? [View Experiment]
Solar-Powered Water Desalination Science Project [View Experiment]
Make freshwater from saltwater using solar power and the water cycle, and investigate how salinity affects this process. [View Experiment]

College Experiments, Labs, Science Fair Projects, Lesson Plans, Studies and Articles
Seawater desalination using renewable energy sources [View Experiment]
Effects of a Solar Desalination Module integrated in a Greenhouse Roof on Light Transmission and Crop Growth [View Experiment]
A Geometrical Modification of Multi-Stage Solar Desalination Still [View Experiment]
Solar energy, power generation and desalination systems [View Experiment]
An experimental investigation of an improved incline solar water desalination system in Famagusta [View Experiment]
Solar Desalination by Indirect Heating [View Experiment]
Study on the heating performance of seawater desalination brine by solar energy [View Experiment]
Use of Cadmium Sulphide as Photocatalyst in Solar Desalination [View Experiment]

Theses and Dissertations
Theoretical and Experimental Simulation of Passive Vacuum Solar Flash Desalination [View Experiment]
Greenhouse Systems with Integrated Water Desalination for Arid Areas Based on solar Energy [View Thesis]
Improving the Performance of Solar Stills using Sun Tracking [View Thesis]
Emergy analysis of desalination systems [View Thesis]

Patents
Wind-solar desalination farm and park system (US Patent 7771568, 2010) [View Patent]
Solar powered water desalination system with a regenerative fixture (US Patent 4235678, 1980) [View Patent]
Desalination of salt water by solar energy means (US Patent 4135985, 1979) [View Patent]

See Also
Solar Still [View Experiment]
Solar Water Disinfection & Pasteurisation [View Experiment]