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The objective of the current study is to investigate the performance of the Inclined Solar Panel Basin Still (ISPBS) incorporated with a Spiral Tube Collector (STC) for various mass ow rates of water (m f ). The maximum potable water yield of 8.1, 6.9 and 6.1 kg is obtained for different mass ow rates of 1.8, 3.2 and 4.7 kg/hr in each instance. Also, for m f values of 1.8, 3.2 and 4.7 kg per hour, the daily average energy and exergy e ciency of the ISPBS is recorded to be 47.

The objective of the current study is to investigate the performance of the Inclined Solar Panel Basin Still (ISPBS) incorporated with a Spiral Tube Collector (STC) for various mass flow rates of water (mf). The maximum potable water yield of 8.1, 6.9 and 6.1 kg is obtained for different mass flow rates of 1.8, 3.2 and 4.7 kg/hr in each instance. Also, for mf values of 1.8, 3.2 and 4.7 kg per hour, the daily average energy and exergy efficiency of the ISPBS is recorded to be 47.9, 39.3 and 31.02 % and 9.8, 7.9 and 5.6 % in each instance. The average electrical, energy and exergy efficiency of the PV panel is noted to be 6.5, 7.1 and 7.5 %, 15.67, 17.1 and 18.04 % and 20.03, 22.21 and 23.36 % for mf values of 1.8, 3.2 and 4.7 kg/hr in each instance. The rise in mf causes a drop in the fresh water production yield, thermal, exergy and overall thermal effectiveness and an enhancement in the power production of the panel, electrical, thermal, exergy and overall exergy efficiency of the system.