Research Article

Effect of Design Parameters on Fresh Water Produced from Triangular Basin and Conventional Basin Solar Still

Table 1

Range, accuracy, error, and instruments used in the study.

InstrumentRangeAccuracyError

Temperature sensor (PT-100 type)0-500°C±0.1°C±1.5%
Distillate collecting flask0-2000 ml±10 ml±1.5%
Wind velocity meter0-45 m/s±0.1 m/s±3%
Solar power meter0-3500 W/m2±10 W/m2±3.5%