Productivity enhancement of stepped solar still - Performance analysis

Thermal Science

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-163

  Velmurugan, V ^a   Senthil Kumaran, S ^b   Niranjan Prabhu, V ^b   Srithar, K ^b  

^a Infant Jesus College of Engineering   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Fins; Productivity enhancement; Sponge; Stepped solar still

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; FINS (HEAT EXCHANGE); INVESTMENTS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR HEATING;

BASIN TYPE; FIN; FIN TYPES; PERFORMANCES ANALYSIS; PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; SOLAR CONSTANT; SOLAR STILLS; SPONGE; SPONGE TYPES; STEPPED SOLAR STILL;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 68449083669     PISSN: 03549836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI0803153V     Document Type: Article

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