First experimental results of a new hybrid solar/gas multi-effect distillation system: the AQUASOL project

Desalination

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 619-625

  Alarcón Padilla, Diego César ^a   Blanco Gálvez, Julián ^a   García Rodríguez, Lourdes ^b   Gernjak, Wolfgang ^a   Malato Rodríguez, Sixto ^a  

^a PLATAFORMA SOLAR DE ALMERÍA CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorption heat pumps; Multi effect distillation; Solar desalination

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; GAS FIRED BOILERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

COMPOUND PARABOLIC CONCENTRATOR; MULTI-EFFECT DISTILLATION; SOLAR DESALINATION;

DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; GAS FIRED BOILERS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; WATER SUPPLY;

ABSORPTION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PUMP; STORAGE;

EID: 38349045258     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.05.027     Document Type: Article

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