Single basin solar still with fin for enhancing productivity

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2602-2608

  Velmurugan, V ^a   Gopalakrishnan, M ^b   Raghu, R ^b   Srithar, K ^b  

^a Infant Jesus College of Engineering   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Desalination; Fin; Productivity; Solar still; Sponge; Wick

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; SOLAR SYSTEM;

BASIN TYPE STILL; DESALINATION; DISTILLED WATER; ENERGY-BALANCE EQUATIONS; FIN; PRODUCTION RATES; SOLAR STILL; SOLAR STILLS; SPONGE; WICK;

PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 48949083186     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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