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The flow of heat goes through the cover, and higher glass temperature leads to solar still productivity becoming lower. This paper presents an optimization of glass thickness (\n \n \n \n G<\/a:mtext>\n <\/a:mrow>\n \n t<\/a:mtext>\n <\/a:mrow>\n <\/a:msub>\n <\/a:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula>) of a conventional solar still (CSS) in El Oued climate, Algeria. Based on the experimental results, the distilled water production rate, energy, and energy efficiency of the CSS have been discussed. The results showed that the suitable \n \n \n \n G<\/c:mtext>\n <\/c:mrow>\n \n t<\/c:mtext>\n <\/c:mrow>\n <\/c:msub>\n <\/c:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> of the CSS was 3\u2009mm. The distilled water of around 3.15, 2.02, and 1.13\u2009kg was produced by the CSS at energy efficiency of 30.71, 19.02, and 11.44% with the \n \n \n \n G<\/e:mtext>\n <\/e:mrow>\n \n t<\/e:mtext>\n <\/e:mrow>\n <\/e:msub>\n <\/e:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> of 3, 5, and 6\u2009mm, respectively. 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