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Re: Solar Ovens/Water distilation
In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.950705104836.1588A-100000@acy1.digex.net>
tuandbob@acy1.digex.net "Tu and Bob Myers" writes:
> Try: Back Home (Magazine)
> Backwoods Home (Magazine)
> Home Power (Magazine)
> Mother Earth News (Magazine)
> Kansas Wind Power (Company)
> Lake Michigan Wind and Sun (Company)
>
> There were articles on solar distillation in the Caribbean (sp?) in one
> or more of the magazines. I believe one of the two companies sells/sold
> commercially built versions of the distiller described below, in 3 or
> four sizes.
>
> Solar Distiller Description
>
> Basicly the distiller is a flat table 4' by '4' (4' by 8') with walls.
> The walls are about 6" high in front and about 12" in back, and slanting
> on the sides. The distiller is covered with glass pane(s). There is a
> fresh water collection trough on the front wall about 1" below the
> glass. It has a hose leading to a fresh water container.
>
> Operation
>
> The table/distiller is filled about half height with salt water. The sun
> heats the water which evaporates and collects on the glass (which is
> colder than the air and water in the distiller). Because the glass is
> slanted from the front of the distiller, the condensed water moves to the
> front of the glass/collector and falls into the unsalted water collector,
> thence to the fresh water container.
>
> At, or after, sunset the distiller is drained to get rid of the salty
> water which is saltier because of the water that was removed. Rinsing
> with new (less) salty water helps. Then the distiller is refilled with a
> new charge of salty water for the next day.
>
> I don't remember the average daily output.
>
Does anyone have a copy of any of the above named articles or know the address
of the above magazines/companies?
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