Studies into the Performance of Solar Stills
Date
1994-09
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University of Ghana
Abstract
This research was aimed at improving on distilled water production
in the basin-type solar stills. Four similar stills were built with local
materials.Results from this work indicated that for good performance of
the basin-type solar still, a depth of 3.0cm should not be exceeded.
The still, when covered throughout the night and put into operation
the following day, increases the yield.
Furthermore, sawdust has been found to be a good substitude for
the traditional urethane foam as lagging material for the basin.
Finally, purity analysis of the distillate revealed a conductivity range
of 3.11 to 3.30us/cm, a pH range of 5.67 to 5.68 for different sources of
water at 25°C. Silica content ranged from 0.03 to 0.057mg/i. Oxygen
content was 0.4006mg/l. There was no residue present in the distillate.
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Thesis ( MPhil) - University of Ghana, 1994.