Abstract

SYNOPSIS Solar earth-water distillation is a means of extracting moisture from an earth medium for the growing of young trees. Forty centimetre depth stills with forty degree cover slope are constructed. All stills have plastic covers with two different kinds of frame, i.e. PVC and bamboo frames. The first kind is tested at King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), the other at Mahasarakarm. The daily volumes of distillate yielded from the bamboo frame stills at four field sites at Mahasarakarm are compared. A linear relation between condensate yields and cover-soil temperature differences is found at KMUTT. Important independent variables involved in the still operation include: sand surface temperature, solar radiation and ambient temperature.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.