Modelling heat and mass transfer in solar evaporation systems

A two-dimensional axisymmetric model of a solar evaporator was developed, based on a rigid biosourced open-cell foam floating on the surface of water contained in a beaker, including a set of boundary conditions and water transport in the porous medium. Experiments were carried out to validate the model for two cases, with and without a layer of insulating material around the beaker. Several concrete cases of experimental solar evaporation...