Mathematical model development for a new solar desalination system (SDS)

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 3331-3337

  Elsafty, A F ^a   Fath, H E ^b   Amer, A M ^a  

^a Egypt Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b Alexandria University The Faculty Of Engineering   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Desalination; Mathematical model; Middle East; Solar; Solar desalination; Water

Indexed keywords

CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); DESALINATION; DIFFUSERS (OPTICAL); DISTILLATION; FUNCTIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; POPULATION STATISTICS; POTABLE WATER; REFLECTION; SOLAR SYSTEM; WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; APERTURE AREA; COMPUTER PROGRAMS; FRESH WATERS; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIDDLE EAST; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR; SOLAR DESALINATION; SOLAR STILLS; WATER DEPTHS; WATER SHORTAGES; WATER SOURCES; WIND VELOCITIES; WORLD POPULATIONS;

SALINE WATER;

EID: 52949105726     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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