@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002356, title = {Performance Evaluation of Single Basin Solar Still}, author = {Prem Singh and Jagdeep Singh}, country = {}, institution = {}, abstract = {In an attempt to investigate the performance of single basin solar still for climate conditions of Ludhiana a single basin solar still was designed, fabricated and tested. The energy balance equations for various parts of the still are solved by Gauss-Seidel iteration method. Computer model was made and experimentally validated. The validated computer model was used to estimate the annual distillation yield and performance ratio of the still for Ludhiana. The Theoretical and experimental distillation yield were 4318.79 ml and 3850 ml respectively for the typical day. The predicted distillation yield was 12.5% higher than the experimental yield. The annual distillation yield per square metre aperture area and annual performance ratio for single basin solar still is 1095 litres and 0.43 respectively. The payback period for micro-stepped solar still is 2.5 years.}, journal = {International Journal of Environmental and Ecological Engineering}, volume = {9}, number = {10}, year = {2015}, pages = {1205 - 1208}, ee = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10002356}, url = {https://publications.waset.org/vol/106}, bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/}, issn = {eISSN: 1307-6892}, publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology}, index = {Open Science Index 106, 2015}, }