Experimental optimization of a solar still: Application to alcohol distillation

Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1569-1577

  Meukam, Pierre ^a   Njomo, Donatien ^a   Gbane, Aboudramane ^b   Toure, Siaka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b Université de Cocody   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Alcohol production; Cover slope optimization; Heat and mass transfer; Solar still

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; CATCHMENTS; CLIMATOLOGY; CONDENSATION; GLASS; SOLAR RADIATION;

NON-TRANSPARENT MATERIALS; SINGLE-COMPARTMENT MODEL; SOLAR STILL;

DISTILLATION;

SOLAR STILL;

EID: 4644312487     PISSN: 02552701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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