TY  - JOUR
N1  - cited By 10
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85026446730&doi=10.1002%2fep.12718&partnerID=40&md5=03d338d7cbe33c7c8990e96e519ed9c4
A1  - Riahi, A.
A1  - Wan Yusof, K.
A1  - Isa, M.H.
A1  - Singh Mahinder Singh, B.
A1  - Mustaffa, Z.
A1  - Ahsan, A.
A1  - Ul Mustafa, M.R.
A1  - Sapari, N.
A1  - Zahari, N.A.M.
Y1  - 2018///
VL  - 37
JF  - Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy
ID  - scholars10958
EP  - 596
SN  - 19447442
N2  - Solar stills are very cost-effective technologies used in producing potable water. This work aims to investigate the productivity of two passive double sloped solar stills fabricated with different cover materials with similar shapes; polythene film (PSS) and glass (GSS). The first solar still was made of a transparent polythene film, PVC pipes and a black painted stainless steel trough as cover, frame and basin, respectively. The second one was fabricated using glass as cover, with similar basin material. Experimental outputs indicated that GSS had 1â??5 higher yield than PSS throughout the experiment. The fabrication cost of PSS was 5 times less than the cost of the GSS. The thermal energy efficiencies of PSS and GSS were obtained as 34.05 and 35.50, respectively. A mathematical model for each solar still was developed using the relationships of heat and mass transfer and their calculated and experimental productivities were in good agreement. Water quality parameters tested showed that water produced from both solar stills met the WHO standards for drinking purposes. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 37: 584â??596, 2018. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog.
KW  - Cost effectiveness; Costs; Distillation; Energy efficiency; Fabrication; Glass; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Polyethylenes; Polyvinyl chlorides; Produced Water; Productivity; Solar energy; Solar heating; Stainless steel; Water; Water quality
KW  -  Cost-effective technology; Cover materials; Fabrication cost; Heat and mass transfer; Polythene film; Solar stills; Water production; Water quality parameters
KW  -  Potable water
IS  - 1
TI  - Potable water production using two solar stills having different cover materials and fabrication costs
PB  - John Wiley and Sons Inc.
SP  - 584
AV  - none
ER  -