EVAPORATION SUPPRESSION USING CHEMICALS AND OILS

Abstract

Across all the world fresh water is considered as most valued natural resource, as it is essential to sustain the cycle of life. Evaporation is one of the primary environmental processes that can reduce the amount of quality water available for use in industrial, agricultural and household applications. The extremely high rate of Evaporation from water surfaces day by day is reducing the optimal utilization of water reservoirs. The work presented in this study aims to investing the use of Chemical films as well as oils as Evapo Suppressants for reduction of evaporation from USWB class A evaporation pans so as to save water which is evaporated. Various techniques that professionals can use to estimate evaporation rate from shallow water bodies. The natural evaporation loss taking place from pan evaporimeter of alcohols and oils were observed and compared.