Solar Humidification and Humidifiers guide
Solar Humidification and Humidifiers
Solar humidification refers to the thermal process by which salt water is desalinated or turned into fresh water that can be used for drinking. This is one of the most energy efficient methods of desalinating water as it involves the use of the sun’s energy to create potable water. Solar humidification imitates the natural evaporation cycle where the sun heats the water surface creating water vapour that later comes down as rain. When this method is applied to sea water or brackish (salty-tasting water), which is collected in a solar still, the sea water is then evaporated 
and the water vapour is then caused to cool down and condense into water.
This method uses ambient pressure to cause the water vapour to condense and is accomplished in a short amount of time. The most important aspect of the entire humidification process is the solar still which is designed to work like a glass box or a greenhouse, evaporating the water on one side and condensing it onto the other allowing it to trickle down into a storage container.
Some solar humidifiers are also able to gather the solar energy released in the process by the evaporating water, such humidifiers provide the user with fresh water and solar energy. Today, there are several solar humidifiers available on the market and the MEH or the multi effect humidifier is by far the most popular one used for large scale desalination efforts.
Thank you for reading about solar Humidificatio, humidifiers and the thermal proces and desalination.
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