Thermal modelling, validation and exergetic analysis of a hybrid Photovoltaic/Thermal (PV/T) active solar still

International Journal of Exergy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 567-591

  Kumar, Shiv ^a   Tiwari, G N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Exergy efficiency; Hybrid active solar still; Thermal efficiency; Thermal modelling

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOANALYSIS;

ACTIVE SOLAR STILL; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; ENERGETIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; THERMAL EFFICIENCY; THERMAL MODELLING; WATER TEMPERATURES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 67649574270     PISSN: 17428297     EISSN: 17428300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2009.026678     Document Type: Article

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