Comparison of various radiation-cooled dew condensers using computational fluid dynamics

Desalination

Volumn 249, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 707-712

  Clus, O ^a,b   Ouazzani, J ^b,c   Muselli, M ^a,b   Nikolayev, V S ^b,d   Sharan, G ^b,e   Beysens, D ^b,d,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CORSE   (France)

^b International Organization for Dew Utilization   (France)

^c Unitec 1   (France)

^d ESPCI   (France)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^f CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD); Dew water; Radiative cooling; Water

Indexed keywords

COOLING EFFICIENCY; DEW COLLECTION; GROUND SURFACES; HIGHER YIELD; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; RADIATING SURFACE; RADIATIVE COOLING; SKY RADIATION; WATER CONDENSER; WATER YIELD; WIND SPEED; YIELD MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CONDENSERS (LIQUEFIERS); COOLING; COOLING WATER; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; POTABLE WATER; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONDENSATION; COOLING; CORRELATION; DEW; DRINKING WATER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOFTWARE; WATER TREATMENT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 71449113868     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2009.01.033     Document Type: Article

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