**Author details**

Hemin Thakkar1 \*, Sanjay Patel2 , Hitesh Panchal3 and P.V. Ramana4

1 Mechanical Department, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

2 Mechanical Department, Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India


\*Address all correspondence to: heminkumar@gmail.com

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*Experimental Study of a Conventional and Hybrid Solar Still DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.81083* 

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