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 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). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]