A master’s thesis in the College of Engineering at the University of Karbala discussed the design and construction of a desiccant solar collector to recover water from air.
The thesis submitted by student Alaa Nasser Hussain Alwan in the Department of Mechanical Engineering was titled “Design and Construction of a Desiccant Solar Collector to Recover Water from Air”, as it presented a new design for a desiccant solar collector.
The design included six flat panels inside the solar collector using three types of materials to absorb water vapor from the atmosphere, namely (blue silica, calcium chloride salt, and activated alumina).
These materials absorb moisture from the air at night, while the complex is covered during the day by glass.