References

  1. P. Compain, Solar energy for water desalination, 1st international symposium on innovation and technology in the phosphate industry, Procedia. Eng., 46 (2012) 220–227.
  2. A. Kaushal, Varun, Solar stills: A review, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 14 (2010) 446–453.
  3. O.A. Hamed, E.I. Eisa, W.E. Abdalla, Overview of solar desalination, Desalination, 93 (1993) 563–579.
  4. Progress on drinking water, sanitation and hygiene: 2017 update and SDG baselines. Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), 2017. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
  5. R. Saidur, E.T. Elcevvadi, S. Mekhilef, A. Safari, H.A. Mohammed, An overview of different distillation methods for small scale applications, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 15 (2011) 4756–4764.
  6. G.N. Tiwari, H.N. Singh, R. Tripathi, Present status of solar distillation, Sol. Ener., 75 (2003) 367–373.
  7. T.V. Arjunan, H.S. Aybar, N. Nedunchezhian, Status of solar desalination in India, Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev., 13 (2009) 2408–2418.
  8. V. Velmurugana, K. Srithar, Performance analysis of solar stills based on various factors affecting the productivity - a review, Renew. Sust. Energ. Rev., 15 (2011) 1294–1304.
  9. O.O. Badran, H.A. Al-Tahaineh, The effect of coupling a flatplate collector on the solar still productivity, Desalination, 183 (2005) 137–142.
  10. Y.A.F. El-Samadony, A.K. Kabeel, Theoretical estimation of the optimum glass cover water film cooling parameters combinations of a stepped solar still, Energy, 68 (2014) 744–750.
  11. B.A. Akash, M.S. Mohsen, O. Osta, Y. Elayan, Experimental evaluation of a single-basin solar still using different absorbing materials, Renew. Energy, 14 (1998) 307–310.
  12. B. Janarthanan, J. Chandrasekaran, S. Kumar, Performance of floating cum tilted wick type solar still with the effect of water flowing over the glass cover, Desalination, 190 (2006) 51–62.
  13. A. Salah, M.M. Abu-Khadar, B. Omar, Effect of various absorbing materials on the thermal performance of solar stills, Desalination, 242 (2009) 128–137.
  14. V.K. Dwivedi, G.N. Tiwari, Experimental validation of thermal model of a double slope active solar still under natural circulation mode, Desalination, 250 (2010) 49–55.
  15. S.M.A. Al Faruq, M.S. Akter, M. Alamin, M.Z. Islam, Desalination of water using conventional basin type solar still, Global J. Res. Eng. Civil Struct. Eng., 13 (2013).
  16. E. Delyannis, Historic background of desalination and renewable energies, Sol. Energy, 75 (2003) 357–366.
  17. A. Jabbar, N. Khalifa, On the effect of cover tilt angle of the simple solar still on its productivity in different seasons and latitudes, Energy Convers. Manage., 52 (2011) 431–436.
  18. K.K. Murugavel, K.K.S.K. Chockalingam, K. Srithar, Progress in improving the effectiveness of the single basin passive solar still, Desalination, 220 (2008) 677–686.
  19. B.A.K. Abu-Hijleh, H.M. Rababa’h, Experimental study of a solar still with sponge cubes in basin, Energy Convers. Manage., 44 (2003) 1411–1418.
  20. S. Abdallah, Productivity enhancement of solar still with PV powered heating coil and chamber step-wise basin, J. Ecol. Eng., 19 (2018) 8–15.
  21. A.-J.N. Khalifa, A.S. Al-Jubouri, M.K. Abed, An experimental study on modified simple solar stills, Energy Convers. Manag., 40 (1999) 1835–1847.
  22. V. Velmurugan, C.K. Deendayalan, H. Vinod, K. Srithar, Desalination of affluent using fin type solar still, Energy, 33 (2008) 1719–1727.
  23. P. Valasaraj, An experimental study on solar distillation in a single slope basin still by surface heating the water mass, Renew. Energy, 25 (2002) 607–612.
  24. M. Zeroual, H. Bouguettaia, D. Bechki, S. Boughali, B. Bouchekima, H. Mahcene, Experimental investigation on a double-slope solar still with partially cooled condenser in the region of Ouargla (Algeria), Energy Procedia., 6 (2011) 736–742.
  25. A.A. El-Sebaii, A.A. Al-Ghamdi, F.S. Al-Hazmi, A.S. Faidh, Thermal performance of a single basin solar still with PCM as a storage medium, Appl. Energy, 86 (2009) 1187–1195.
  26. M.R. Rajamanickam, A. Ragupathy, Influence of water depth on internal heat and mass transfer in a double slope solar still, Energy Procedia., 14 (2012) 1701–1708.
  27. B.B. Sahoo, N. Sahoo, P. Mahanta, L. Borbora, P. Kalita, U.K. Saha, Performance assessment of a solar still using blackened surface and thermocol insulation, Renew. Energy, 33 (2008) 1703–1708.
  28. A. Ahsan, M. Imteaz, U.A. Thomas, M. Azmi, A. Rahman, N.N. Nik Daud, Parameters affecting the performance of a low cost solar still, Appl. Energy, 114 (2014) 924–930.
  29. A. Bhattacharyya, Solar stills for desalination of water in rural households, Int. J. Environ. Sustain., 2 (2013) 21–30.