Analytical expression for instantaneous exergy efficiency of a shallow basin passive solar still

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2543-2549

  Kumar, Shiv ^a   Tiwari, G N ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Analytical expression; Fractional exergy; Instantaneous energy and exergy efficiency; Passive solar still

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVITIES; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; BASIN LINERS; CLIMATIC PARAMETERS; ENERGY AND EXERGY EFFICIENCY; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; FRACTIONAL EXERGY; GLASS COVERS; PASSIVE SOLAR; SHALLOW BASINS; WIND VELOCITIES;

DISTILLATION; GLASS; SOLAR HEATING;

EXERGY;

EID: 80052723806     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2011.06.015     Document Type: Article

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