Exergy analysis of a heat transformer for water purification increasing heat source temperature

Applied Thermal Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 14-15, 2010, Pages 2088-2095

  Rivera, W ^a   Siqueiros, J ^b   Martinez H ^a   Huicochea, A ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MORELOS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Distillation; Exergy analysis; Heat transformers; Water purification

Indexed keywords

COEFFICIENT OF PERFORMANCE; ENTIRE SYSTEM; EXERGY ANALYSIS; FLOW RATIOS; HEAT SOURCES; HEAT TRANSFORMER; MAIN COMPONENT; OPERATING PARAMETERS; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SECOND LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS; WATER PURIFICATION;

DISTILLATION; EXERGY; HEAT EXCHANGERS; PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77955469822     PISSN: 13594311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2010.05.017     Document Type: Article

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