Abstract Water scarcity is a major threat for future as the fresh water resources are being exploited and polluted rapidly by mankind. Hence, converting the brackish, saline water in to pure water is one of the viable solutions to overcome the demand for water. Desalination using solar still is simple among various techniques available for removal of salinity. The limitation being its productivity, researchers have consistently attempted to improve the performance of solar stills. This article reviews various factors that influence the performance of the solar still like solar radiation intensity, temperature difference, collector area, basin water depth, insulation, angle of inclination, thickness of glass cover plate, wind velocity and a few methods for improving the quantity of distillate produced. Such a review would benefit the knowledge society for further research and development of a solar still to make it an economically viable option.

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影响太阳能蒸馏器性能和生产率的因素 - 综述

摘要 随着人类对淡水资源的快速开发和污染，水资源短缺是未来的主要威胁。因此，将微咸水转化为纯水是克服对水需求的可行解决方案之一。在各种可用于去除盐分的技术中，使用太阳能蒸馏器进行海水淡化是很简单的。限制是它的生产力，研究人员一直试图提高太阳能蒸馏器的性能。本文综述了影响太阳能蒸馏器性能的各种因素，如太阳辐射强度、温差、集热面积、盆水深度、隔热、倾斜角度、玻璃盖板厚度、风速以及一些提高数量的方法。产生的馏出物。