Efficiency investigation of a new-design air solar plate collector used in a humidification-dehumidification desalination process

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1309-1327

  Ben Amara, Mahmoud ^a   Houcine, Imed ^a,b   Guizani, Aman Allah ^a   Maalej, Mohammed ^a  

^a Institut National de Recherche Scientifique et Technique Tunis   (Tunisia)

^b Inst Sup Arts et Metiers Kairouan   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Forced convection; Plate collector; Solar air heating; Solar desalination; Thermal performance

Indexed keywords

AIR; HUMIDITY CONTROL; SOLAR RADIATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; VELOCITY CONTROL; WATER;

MASS FLOW RATES; SOLAR PLATE COLLECTORS; WIND VELOCITY;

SOLAR COLLECTORS;

COLLECTOR; DEHUMIDIFICATION; DESALINATION; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 14644427125     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.09.019     Document Type: Article

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