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Re: Solar Ovens/Water distilation



In article <805121255snz@asalem.demon.co.uk>, amr@asalem.demon.co.uk wrote:

> 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?

Home Power magazine has archives at the URL below and has had several
articles on solar cooking (and possibly distillation) in the past. There
is also contact info for them.

ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/academic/environment/alternative-energy/energy-resources/homepower-magazine/

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