Solar steam generator structure

How a multilayered solar steam generation system is fabricated?

In this work, high-performance, low-cost, environmentally friendly multilayered solar steam generation systems are fabricated by engineering the structure and using a biomass photothermal material....

How does a solar steam generation system work?

Conventional solar steam generation systems frequently involve the placement of photothermal materials either beneath the water surface or dispersion within the bulk water. Such arrangements contribute to solar energy loses arising from light reflection and heat transfer to the bulk water [ 6, 8 ].

What is a solar steam generator?

In addition, the solar steam generator can be steadily applied in various water conditions, e.g., seawater, dye wastewater, and acidic and alkaline wastewater. This high-performance evaporator via 3D macro- and microstructure design offers a new avenue for better utilization of solar energy.

Can origami-based solar steam generator use solar energy?

For the first time, we report a deployable, three-dimensional (3D) origami-based solar steam generator capable of near full utilization of solar energy.

Can solar energy generate steam?

Nature Communications 5, Article number: 4449 (2014) Cite this article Currently, steam generation using solar energy is based on heating bulk liquid to high temperatures. This approach requires either costly high optical concentrations leading to heat loss by the hot bulk liquid and heated surfaces or vacuum.

Is a 3D solar steam generator a photothermal device?

The 3D solar steam generator device with a nanocarbon composite of graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes being photothermal component in this work shows a very strong dependence between its solar energy efficiency and surface areal density.