Parameters affecting the performance of a low cost solar still

• Main Authors: Ahsan, Amimul, Imteaz, Monzur Alam, Thomas, U. A., Mohd Zain, Mohd Azmi, Rahman, Ataur, Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34813/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261913007101
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

This study aims at developing a low cost technique to be used in rural and coastal areas for converting saline water into potable water using solar energy. A triangular solar still (TrSS) was, therefore, designed and developed with cheap, lightweight, local and available materials. A number of field...