SOLAR DISTILLER Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: solar energy technology, particularly, solar power plants converting solar energy into heat for desalting of mineralized (sea water, saline water) waters. SUBSTANCE: solar distiller has a body with transparent partition, bath, condensate accumulator, device for filling of mineralized water and discharge of concentrated brine. Installed inside solar distiller body, at its rear wall with clearance relative to wall, is vessel provided with devices for filling and discharge of mineralized water with reflecting screen mounted in front of vessel. EFFECT: increased productivity of solar distiller due to utilization of steam energy in its condensation for heating of mineralized water in vessel and also due to increased area of cooling of steam-air mixture and steam condensation. 1 dwg