Abstract
Solar distiller was constructed and tested in this study. The purpose is to get a portable water from nearly any source available in a relatively cheaper means using a renewable solar energy. The result obtained clearly confirmed the reliability of this method to provide portable water especially in a rural area of developing country like Nigeria where the supply of fresh water is inadequate. A local dirty stream that is constantly throughout the year served as the source of the brackish water was used for this work. Sample taken from this stream was distilled using the constructed double slope solar distiller. The incoming solar radiation from the sun is focused and concentrated on to solar water distillation unit. Analyzing the sample of the distillate, the pH value of the brackish feed water was 9.20 ±1.10 while that of the distillate was 8.10 ±1.06, which falls within the WHO limits of 6.5-8.5 for drinkable water.
Highlights
INTRODUCTION1 performance of these solar have been carried out by Sampathkumar et al [5]
Medugu and Ndatuwong [8] noticed the efficiency at any time increases with the increase of solar radiation and the increase of feed water temperature
Solar distillation is most suitable for locations where solar intensity is high, like in the tropics to ameliorate the scarcity of fresh water
Summary
INTRODUCTION1 performance of these solar have been carried out by Sampathkumar et al [5]. Modeling of heat from these designs was focused by Reali and Modica [6] using desalination of sea water with a simple solar still using tubes. These solar distillations represents the most acceptable and easy technique, especially for small scale units. In 1872, Charles Wilson, a Swedish engineer of Northern Chile built the first solar plant It was in operation for some 40years. This make the efforts to improve on the old technology inevitable.
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