Influence of glass condenser inclination angle on single tilt solar still performance in Malaysia

Water is indispensable to life. More than sixty percent of the earth’s surface is enveloped by water where 97 percent is seawater and the residual 3 percent is fresh water. As demand for fresh water continues to climb with precipitous population growth, various methods of sea water purification were...

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Main Authors: Masdek, Nik Rozlin Nik Mohd, Baharin, Zainal Abidin Kamarul, Singh, Baljit Singh Bhathal, Azmi, Azlin Mohd, Tikok, Audreyllia Natasha, Date, Abhijit
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude (inclination)
Desalination
Earth surface
Fresh water
Inclination angle
Population growth
Seawater
Solar energy
Water purification
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Summary:Water is indispensable to life. More than sixty percent of the earth’s surface is enveloped by water where 97 percent is seawater and the residual 3 percent is fresh water. As demand for fresh water continues to climb with precipitous population growth, various methods of sea water purification were introduced to meet these exigencies. Desalination utilising solar energy is more environmentally friendly as compared to exploiting crude oil and it is also sustainable. This paper intends to study the influence of the glass condenser inclination angle on single tilt solar still performance in Malaysia. Single tilt solar stills of differing inclination angles were constructed and assayed. The still with a 30° inclination angle recorded the highest fresh water production (152 ml) as compared to the 20° and 10° inclination angles (130 ml and 59 ml respectively).
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/5.0142358