Simulation of an innovative stand-alone solar desalination system using an organic rankine cycle

International Journal of Thermodynamics

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 155-163

  Schuster, Andreas ^a   Karl, Jürgen ^a   Karellas, Sotirios ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Desalination; Organic rankine cycle (ORC); Reverse osmosis; Solar radiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMODYNAMICS;

ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE (ORC); THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; WORKING FLUIDS;

DESALINATION;

EID: 38549120230     PISSN: 13019724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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