%0 Conference Paper
%A Riahi, A.
%A Yusof, K.W.
%A Sapari, N.B.
%A Malakahmad, A.
%A Hashim, A.M.
%A Singh, B.S.M.
%D 2013
%F scholars:3822
%I IEEE Computer Society
%K Condensation; Distillation; Distillation equipment; Distilleries; Evaporation; Solar heating; Solar power generation; Water supply; Water treatment, Conventional solar still; Drinking water production; Recent researches; Solar distillation system; Solar photovoltaics; Solar radiation intensity; Sun energies; Tropical climates, Potable water
%P 473-477
%R 10.1109/CEAT.2013.6775679
%T Potable water production by using triangular solar distillation systems in Malaysia
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/3822/
%X In this recent research, four types of triangular solar distillation systems for treating of lake water were constructed. One of them was conventional solar still, while the two other stills were equipped with sand layer and black sponges in the basin. The last system was prepared with 50 W solar photovoltaic-DC heater. The study was conducted to enhance the drinking water production experimentally under Malaysian tropical climate. The productivities of combining sand layer and solar panel-heater were 33 and 43  higher than the conventional solar still. This finding is expected to have useful applications in water supply particularly in remote, rural and coastal areas. © 2013 IEEE.
%Z cited By 9; Conference of 2013 IEEE Conference on Clean Energy and Technology, CEAT 2013 ; Conference Date: 18 November 2013 Through 20 November 2013; Conference Code:104516