Experimental Analysis of Single Basin Single Slope Finned Acrylic Solar Still

Shortage for potable water exists in many countries even though three fourth of the earth is sheltered by water. The reason behind this is the express growth of industry and inhabitants worldwide. Solar still is the only efficient solution for water problem in hot climatic conditional areas where there is scarceness of water and electrical energy. Solar still is a very simple solar device that is used for converting the available saline water into potable water. This paper presents a new material acrylic sheet as basin to reduce the bottom heat losses. By using acrylic sheet as covering it reduces the loss of heat from the still to the bottom which leads to increase in the rate of evaporation of water. The daily productivity of single basin single slope acrylic solar still is 660ML/0.25M2/DAY