Experimental Investigation of Distillate output and Efficiency of Square and Rectangular Solar Stills under Identical Basin Area

Narendra R Makvana; Dinesh K Patel; Choon Kit Chan; Nithesh Naik; Dan Dobrotă; Gina Maria Moraru

doi:10.1016/j.dwt.2026.101750

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Experimental Investigation of Distillate output and Efficiency of Square and Rectangular Solar Stills under Identical Basin Area

Narendra R Makvana Dinesh K Patel Choon Kit Chan

Nithesh Naik

Dan Dobrotă

Gina Maria Moraru

Desalination and Water Treatment pp. 101750 · Elsevier BV

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Narendra R Makvana, Dinesh K Patel, Choon Kit Chan, et al. (2026). Experimental Investigation of Distillate output and Efficiency of Square and Rectangular Solar Stills under Identical Basin Area. Desalination and Water Treatment, 101750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dwt.2026.101750

Experimental Investigation of Distillate output and Efficiency of Square and Rectangular Solar Stills under Identical Basin Area

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