Research Article

Effect of Tin Oxide/Black Paint Coating on Absorber Plate Temperature for Improved Solar Still Production: A Controlled Indoor and Outdoor Investigation

Table 3

Summary of outdoor experimental results.

Sr. no.Matrix materialSnO2wt%Max. temperature (°C)

1Aluminum sheet50.80
2Black paint065.25
3Black paint0.569.55
4Black paint171.33
5Black paint374.31
6Black paint573.00
7Black paint771.85
8Black paint1071.85
9Black paint1574.96
10Black paint2072.62