The effect of air flow on solar stills performance: a review

Following the decline in rainfall in most countries, especially in arid zones, the urge for desalination to compensate water crises has increased. Water has always been vital to our lives. Given the fact that the amount of sanitary water available is low, we have to discover methods for water desalination on Earth. One of these methods is the use of solar stills for desalinating the brackish water. However, low production of available desalination plants necessitates finding ways to increase their output. Recently, this area has attracted a great deal of scientific attention. There are several methods to augment the water production in solar stills, one of which is the betterment of solar stills via airflow. The present study aimed to introduce different solar stills employing airflow in their structures. This research demonstrated that solar stills would have a better performance if they benefited from airflow.

Automated summary

Due to the decrease in rainfall, especially in arid zones, there is an increasing need for desalination to solve water crises. Solar stills, one method of water desalination, can have better performance by utilizing airflow.