Effect of sponge liner on the internal heat transfer coefficients in a simple solar still

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 29, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 271-284

  Arjunan, T V ^a   Aybar, H S ^b   Nedunchezhian, N ^c  

^a Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering   (India)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c INSTITUTE OF ROAD AND TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Heat transfer coefficients; Solar still; Sponge liner; Thermal model; Thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958723396     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.1638     Document Type: Article

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