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The Provision of Potable Water by Solar Distillation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Andrew Porteous
Andrew Porteous
Affiliation:
Reader in Engineering Mechanics, The Open University, Bletchley, Bucks.
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Synopsis

The relevance of fresh water in shipwreck survival conditions is shown with reference to the physiological effects of drinking sea water. The principles, construction and performance of solar distillation plants are discussed. The reliability and fresh-water costs from this method of desalination are put in perspective with those of conventional distillation processes. It is shown that installations with capacities up to 38 m3 (10 000 UK gallons/day) can be viable with other more complicated desalination processes.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 73: Challenger Expedition Centenary Proceedings 2 , 1972 , pp. 133 - 144
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1972

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