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Progress in Passive Solar Still for Enhancement in Distillate Output

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Solar Desalination Technology

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Abstract

There is a scarcity of consumable water on the planet today, and on the opposite side, plentiful water is accessible in the ocean which is not consumable. Sun-oriented vitality is likewise accessible in bottomless quantity; henceforth, if sun-oriented vitality is used to change the saline or ocean water into consumable water, then the issue of consumable water can be reduced. Introduce survey paper demonstrates the advance in uninvolved sun oriented still to enhance the distillate yield. It indicates the exhaustive work done by specialists from all around the globe to upgrade the distillate yield.

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Author is very thankful to Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST) for sanctioned 5.5 Lakhs for support as Minor Research Project.

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Panchal, H. (2019). Progress in Passive Solar Still for Enhancement in Distillate Output. In: Kumar, A., Prakash, O. (eds) Solar Desalination Technology. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6887-5_7

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