Modeling and determination of heat transfer coefficient in a basin solar still using CFD

Desalination

Volumn 268, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 103-110

  Setoodeh, Narjes ^a   Rahimi, Rahbar ^a   Ameri, Abolhasan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SISTAN AND BALUCHESTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Condensation; Evaporation; Heat transfer coefficient; Solar still

Indexed keywords

CFD; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS METHODS; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS; EVAPORATION AND CONDENSATION; EVAPORATIVE HEAT TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FRESH WATER; PARAMETER ANALYSIS; SIMULATION RESULT; SOLAR STILLS; TRANSPORT PARAMETERS; TWO-PHASE MODEL; WATER TEMPERATURES; WIDE SPREADS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONDENSATION; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; FOSSIL FUELS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; POTABLE WATER; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

SALINE WATER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONDENSATION; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; FRESHWATER; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 78650789665     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.10.004     Document Type: Article

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