Use of parabolic trough solar energy collectors for sea-water desalination

Applied Energy

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 65-88

  Kalogirou, Soteris ^a  

^a HIGHER TECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESALINATION; ECONOMICS; EVAPORATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEAWATER; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE EFFECT BOILING EVAPORATOR; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; PARABOLIC THROUGH SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTORS; SYSTEM MODELLING; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

DESALINATION; SEA WATER; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 0032105235     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-2619(98)00018-X     Document Type: Article

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