Single basin double slope solar still with minimum basin depth and energy storing materials

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 514-523

  Murugavel, K Kalidasa ^a   Sivakumar, S ^a   Ahamed, J Riaz ^a   Chockalingam, Kn K S K ^a   Srithar, K ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Energy storing materials; Incidence angle variation; Layer of water; Minimum depth; Solar still; Still modeling; Transmittance variation

Indexed keywords

CARBON STEEL; DISTILLATION; HEAT STORAGE; METAMORPHIC ROCKS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

GLASS TEMPERATURES; INCIDENCE ANGLES; MILD STEEL PLATE; MINIMUM DEPTH; SENSIBLE HEAT STORAGES; SOLAR STILLS; THEORETICAL VALUES; TRANSMITTANCE VARIATION;

POTABLE WATER;

BRACKISH WATER; CEMENT; GLASS; IRON; QUARTZITE; SOLAR POWER; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 75449117160     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.07.023     Document Type: Article

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