Performance assessment of a solar still using blackened surface and thermocol insulation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1703-1708

  Sahoo, B B ^a   Sahoo, N ^a   Mahanta, P ^a   Borbora, L ^a   Kalita, P ^a   Saha, U K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Blackened base liner; Distillate output; Solar efficiency; Solar intensity; Solar still

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; THERMAL INSULATION;

BLACKENED BASE LINER; DISTILLATE OUTPUT; SOLAR EFFICIENCY; SOLAR INTENSITY; SOLAR STILL;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; POTABLE WATER; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL INSULATION;

DISTILLATION; DRINKING WATER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORIDE; HEALTH RISK; INSULATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLYMER; SOLAR POWER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 40949152016     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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