Augmentation of solar still performance using flash evaporation

Techniques used to improve the performance of the stepped solar still—A review

“…At then, an accumulated productivity of 6.355 l/m 2 /day over only 10 working hours at high efficiency of 77.35% was gained. The effect of the inlet sea water temperature and the power consumed by the two air heaters (at both 100 and 250 rpm and water flow rates of 3.635, 4.0 and 9.333 l/h) on the performance of the proposed solar system were investigated [16]. It is found that the productivity and performance of the system are significantly positively dependent on both inlet sea water temperature and the power consumed.…”

Performance evaluation of a continuous flow inclined solar still desalination system

“…The results showed that the modified still was efficient for produced water during the lack of sunlight especially at night. The performance of a stepped solar still using a spray seawater system was studied by El-Zahaby et al [13,14]. The results indicated that, the daily productivity and efficiency of the modified stepped still was higher than that for conventional still.…”

Thermal Modeling of a Solar Still Coupled with Evacuated Tube Collector under Natural Circulation Mode—An Experimental Validation

“…A new design of steeped solar distillation system with flashing chamber was experimentally investigated (El-Zahaby et al 2010). Yadav and Yadav (1998) proposed the solar still integrated with a tubular solar energy collector for productivity enhancement.…”