Simulation study on a solar desalination system utilizing an evaporator/condenser chamber

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1653-1670

  Kudish, Avraham I ^a   Evseev, Efim G ^a   Walter, Gerd ^b   Priebe, Thomas ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Design optimization; Polymeric materials; Simulation model; Solar desalination

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DESALINATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EVAPORATION; FEEDSTOCKS; SEAWATER; SIMULATION; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

SOLAR DESALINATION SYSTEMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0037408864     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(02)00180-2     Document Type: Article

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