Editing Solar still (section)

=== Wick ===
[[File:Wick solar still.png|thumb|Wick basin solar still.|upright=1.5]]
The wick type solar still is a vapour-tight glass-topped box with an angled roof.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Manikandan|first1=V.|last2=Shanmugasundaram|first2=K.|last3=Shanmugan|first3=S.|last4=Janarthanan|first4=B.|last5=Chandrasekaran|first5=J.|date=April 2013|title=Wick type solar stills: A review|journal=Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews|volume=20|pages=322–335|doi=10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.046|bibcode=2013RSERv..20..322M }}</ref> Water is poured in from the top. It is heated by sunlight and evaporates. It condenses on the underside of the glass and runs into the connecting pipe at the bottom. Wicks separate the water into banks to increase surface area. The more wicks, the more heat reaches the water.

To aid in absorbing more heat, wicks can be blackened. Glass absorbs less heat than plastic at higher temperatures, although glass is not as flexible.

A plastic net can catch the water before it falls into the container and give it more time to heat.