| 1. |
Function |
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Converting salt water into potable water |
| 2. |
Specification |
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i. Base |
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Area : 15 m2
Concrete : 1:5:10
Wearing coat : 1 : 1.5 : 3
7.5 cm thick black coated |
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ii. Side walls |
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Brick masonry |
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iii. Roof |
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Glass roof on steel truss
Thickness of glass : 5 mm |
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iv. Distilled water collecting
channel |
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Aluminium |
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v. Tank |
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Two numbers in brick masonry structure |
| 3. |
General Information |
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The unit is a basin type solar distillation plant of masonry construction, with a basin area of 15 m2 and slope of the glass cover is 15°. The distilled water sliding down the slope of the bottom of the glass cover is collected at the end along the aluminium channels. The channels are fixed with a slope to collect the water at the end where the water drops in to the tank through the end cover and pipe at the bottom. |
| 4. |
Cost of the unit (approx) |
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Rs. 28000 for 15 m2 |
| 5. |
Cost of operation |
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Rs.6/h |
| 6. |
Salient features |
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The still can yield 3 to 4 liters of distilled water per square meter area of the basin in a day. |
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