Analysis of the Effectiveness of a Solar-Powered Parabolic Trough Water Filtration System

Clean water is critical for sustainable development and there has been a growing demand for quality drinking water worldwide. Hence, this present research evaluated the effectiveness of solar-powered parabolic trough water purification system. A parabolic trough with a predetermined rim angle and length was considered for this experiment and the system was constructed and evaluated for its efficiency. From the observation of the system, the maximum temperature recorded in the cylindrical parabolic trough with a glass cover was 950C, and the maximum temperature recorded in the cylindrical parabolic trough with a glass cover was 63.79 %, whereas the efficiency of the same device without a glass cover was 39.4%. This demonstrates that the glass cover served its purpose well in preventing solar insolation from escaping the parabolic trough. No considerable change was found in the (PH) value of the water after the condensation. The pH value stayed in the range of 7.0 to7.5 throughout the experiment. The finding has implications for sustainable quality water.