Based on the experiments performed in south-eastern Algeria to compare the advantages and disadvantages of different solar distillation techniques, three similar stills were used: the first reference solar still (SSR), the second solar still with the metal plate (SSMP), and the third solar still with the refractor plate (SSRP). The results reveal that the still with refractor continues to outperform the still with a metal plate in terms of pure water production, with a 42.74% improvement rate vs a 26.05% rate for the still with a metal plate.

solar distillation, solar energy, pure water, polluted water.

Received: February 28, 2022; Accepted: April 11, 2022; Published: May 28, 2022

How to cite this article: Belgacem Souyei, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche and Souhaila Meneceur, Effect of comparison of a metal plate and a refractory plate on a solar still, JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 27 (2022), 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/0973576322022

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