A Comprehensive Review on Trade-Off Parameters Affecting the Productivity of Solar Still: Climatic, Design, and Operational Parameters

Decontaminated water availability in society is becoming a more significant issue every day. Even though there are many ways to purify impure water, solar devices are still gaining academic attention because of their versatility, affordability, and sustainability. An overview of the many factors influencing solar still’s productivity is given in this paper. These climatic, design, and operational parameters play a significant impact in improving the performance of the solar, despite being factors. This paper covers the fundamentals and concentrates on improving the productivity of the solar still with the aid of internal and exterior attachments. The study's findings were also used to draw several conclusions. The still's design and sun intensity were discovered to be the most crucial elements for greater efficacy. Compared to other designs, the pyramid solar still generated the highest distillate, making it the best choice. Numerous different elements were accountable for improved distillate are also mentioned for a favourable viewpoint on the solar still.