International Journal of Mechanics and Design
A review on the Solar Still
Abstract
In present scenario the problem of clean potable water is very crucial. Due to adverse weathercondition the potable water is not available in the required quantity. The available water is brackishand to convert that in to fresh water is the main requirement in present scenario. As per the report byWHO and UNICEF the improved quality of water is used by 91% world population. Due to rapidindustrialization and urbanization the requirement of the clean potable water has increased. Thesurface of the earth is covered by the water is about 2/3 of the total surface. Out of the total availablewater 97% is salty and only 2% is fresh water available in form of glacial. Less than 1% fresh water isin human reach and utilizes the same for drinking purpose. By seeing this condition it is very clearthat by 2050 the potable water will be scare and it will create a great crisis. Thee requirement of thefresh potable water is very much important for good health. Excessive use of water in Agriculture andIndustry is the prime cause of water shortage for drinking purpose.The objective of this paper is to describe the basics of the solar still and the different types with theirdesign. This paper will try to describe about the different environmental factors which affect the2productivity of the solar still .In this paper few techniques are also discussed with which we canincrease the productivity of the solar still.Both the sectors are deteriorating the quality and availability of the good water.There are severaldesigns of the solar stills which are used for the purpose to increase the productivity of the Solar still.The conventional designs are Single slope and double slope solar still. To get the fresh water ateconomical price is another big advantage of the solar still.The aim of this paper is to give the basic understanding of different design and parameters which areresponsible for the yield of the solar still.Keywords
References (44)
- Mahmoud Elgendi a,b,c, *, Mohamed Y.E. Selim, Aysha Aldhaheri Wafa Alshehhi , Houreyah
- Almarshoodi , Alyaa Alhefeiti , Design procedures for a passive pyramid solar still with an automatic
- feed water system ,Alexandria Engineering Journal (2022) 61, 6419–6431
- Pyramid Solar Still: A comprehensive review Kuldeep H.Nayi, Kalpesh V.Modi ,Renewable and
- Sustainable Review 81 (2018) 136-148
- Performance evaluation of a modified pyramid solar still employing wick ,reflectors ,glass cooling
- and Tio 2 nano material Swellam W.Sharshir, M.A.Rozza ,Marwan Elsharkawy ,M.M.Youns ,Fawzy
- Abou-Taleb, A.E.Kabeel ,Desalination 539 (2022) 115939
- Experimental investigation of a new design of drum solar still with reflectors under different
- conditions A.S.Abdullah ,Z.M. Omara A.Alarjani ,F.A.Essa ,Case Study in thermal Engineering 24
- A.E. Kabeela,*, A. Muthu Manokarb*, RavishankarSathyamurthya,c, D. Prince Winstond ,S.A.
- ElAgou , A review on different design modifications employed in inclined solar still for enhancing the
- productivity , Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. Received April 04, 2018; Accepted manuscript
- posted September 27, 2018. doi:10.1115/1.4041547 Copyright (c) 2018 by ASME
- T. Arunkumar, 1 K. Vinothkumar, 2 Amimul Ahsan, 3 R. Jayaprakash, 1 and Sanjay Kumar 4 ,
- Experimental Study on Various Solar Still Designs , International Scholarly Research Network ISRN
- Renewable Energy Volume 2012, Article ID 569381, 10 pages doi:10.5402/2012/569381
- Ali. F. Muftah, M.A. Alghoul , Ahmad Fudholi, M.M. Abdul-Majeed, K. Sopian, Factors affecting
- basin type solar still productivity: A detailed review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 32
- V. Sivakumar a , E. Ganapathy Sundaram b Improvement techniques of solar still efficiency: A
- review, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 28 (2013) 246–264
- P.Durkaieswaran, *K. Kalidasa Murugavel, Design Fabrication And Performance Analysis Of
- Semicyindrical Solar Still , International Journal of Emerging Technology in Computer Science &
- Electronics (IJETCSE) ISSN: 0976-1353 Volume 12 Issue 2 –JANUARY 2015.
- Khaled S. AlQdah, Khaled Abdullah Alharbi, Saleh Ali Alharbi, Mohammed Abbad Almutairi,
- Omar Meleth Alsuhimi, Muhanad Saleh Aljuhani ,Design, fabrication and performance
- evaluation of the semi cylindrical solar still working in media region , Arabian Journal for
- Science and Engineering Issue 7/2022
- Ayman Refat Abd Elbar ,Mohamed S.Yousef ,Hamdy Hassan ,Energy ,Exergy ,Exergoeconomic
- and enviroeconomic evaluation of a new integration of the solar still with photovoltaic panel ,Journal
- of cleaner production 233 (219) 665-680
- Pankaj Dumka ,Ananya Jain ,Dhananjay R. Mishra ,Energy ,Exergy and Economic analysis of a
- single slope conventional solar still augmented with an ultrasonic fogger and a cotton cloth , Journal
- of Energy Storage 30 (2020) 101541
- Mohammad Abd Al Amir Khadim ,Wisam A.Abd Al-Awahid ,Dhafer M.Hachim ,Review on the
- types of the Solar Still ,Material Science and Engineerng 928 (2020) 022046 .
- A.E.Kabeel ,A.Muthu Manokar ,Ravishankar satyamurthy ,D. Prince Winston ,S.A.El Agouz
- ,Ali J.Chamkha ,A review on different design modifications employed in inclined solar still for
- enhancing the productivity ,Journal of solar energy Engineering ,10.1115/1.14041547
- Rai, A., Singh, P.N., Sachan, V., Bhaskar, N.U., & Higginbottom, S.L. (2013). DESIGN,
- FABRICATION AND TESTING OF A MODIFIED SINGLE SLOPE SOLAR STILL.
- AlQdah, K.S., Alharbi, K.A., Alharbi, S.A. et al. Design, Fabrication and Performance
- Evaluation of a Semi-Cylindrical Solar Still Working in Medina Region. Arab J Sci Eng 47,
- –8575 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06351-7