On the effect of cover tilt angle of the simple solar still on its productivity in different seasons and latitudes

Design and Manufacturing of Single Sloped Solar Still: Study the Effect of Inclination Angle and Water Depth on Still Performance

“…Secondly, increasing tilt angle means more oblique glass surface area, thus increases the loss of thermal energy from the glass cover. Thirdly, in summer season, when the tilt angle decreases, the incident angle of the sun rays approach to the perpendicular angle to the horizontal plane, especially at the noon, thus the productivity increases [17][18]. But the reduction of tilt angle lower than a specific limit, may be some drops will fall into the basin which leads to productivity reduction.…”

Experimental study on modified single slope single basin active solar still

“…Khalifa [13] investigated the cover tilt angle as the most crucial parameter which affects the performance of a still. He found a relationship between latitude and cover tilt angle for various seasons.…”

Experimental and analytical study on productivity augmentation of a novel solar humidification–dehumidification (HDH) system

“…Samee et al [31] studied a single basin solar still, with an average output of 3.15 L/m 2 /day. Khalifa [32] analyzed the effect of the cover tilt angle of a simple solar still on its fresh water productivity, and an output of 4-8 L/m 2 /day was obtained for some cases. Rajaseenivasan et al [33] reviewed the current methods for enhancing the productivity of the multi-effect solar still, and investigated that the productivity can reach up to 9 L/m 2 /day for a multi-stage evacuated solar still and a multibasin still-integrated with waste water flow.…”