Experimental and numerical evaluation on performance of potable water productivity with rectangular fins basin triangular solar still

• Published in: Maǧallaẗ al-abḥath al-handasiyyaẗ 2021, Vol.2021 ((s+conf)------), p.1-18
• Main Authors: C, Subramaniyan, K B, Prakash, A, Amarkarthik, B, Kalidasan, Kumar S, Mohan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2307-1877; 2307-1885
• DOI: 10.36909/jer.ICMMM.15651

Demand and conservation for potable water has become a foremost concern world-wide. many technologies were adapted for converting the saline water to potable water to meet the required demand on water conservation. in the current research work triangular solar still with rectangular-fins attached to the basin is proposed to enhance the output of potable water from the solar still setup. solar still with and without rectangular-fins on the basin are fabricated for experimental comparison and evaluation in addition to numerical investigations. thermal performance, instantaneous efficiency and potable water output of the proposed solar still & base solar still are investigated during march month for the location of Sathya Mangalam. investigation shows enhancement of water production in the proposed solar still by 41% higher compared to the base still. the maximum distillate output from modified still and base still for a typical day is 3.1 liter and 2.2 liter respectively.