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TA single basin double slope solar still of 1 m2 basin area is fabricated from an acrylic sheet of 3.5 mm. The condensing glass covers of 3.5 mm thickness with 30° tilt angle are used. In the present work, an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of the various parameters on the productivity of solar still like water depth, wind velocity, solar radiation, etc. The solar still experimentally tested under the climatic condition of Sultanpur (26.26° North, 82.07° East) in the month of March and April. For the present study, the experiments are conducted for both orientation East-West and North-South of solar still. The hourly temperature has been recorded for water, basin liner, and glass surfaces. It is seen that the production rate increases with increase in wind velocity and cooling of glass covers. The production of 75 ml (from16:30 hrs. to 17:00 hrs.) found for the temperature difference of 9.2°C after cooling the covers. The yield is 20.46% higher when basin water depth is 2 cm as compared to 4 cm basin water depth from 8:00 hrs. to 17:00 hrs. The results indicated that the production of distilled water increases with the increase in wind velocity, cooling the glass covers and the decrease in water depth. |
