Performance of pyramid-shaped solar still: Experimental study

Desalination

Volumn 291, Issue , 2012, Pages 65-68

  Taamneh, Yazan ^a   Taamneh, Madhar M ^b  

^a TAFILA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Forced convection; Solar still; Tafila City; Water distillation

Indexed keywords

BASIN AREA; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; EVAPORATION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GLASS COVERS; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR STILLS; TAFILA CITY; WATER DISTILLATION;

FORCED CONVECTION; SOLAR HEATING; WATER;

DISTILLATION;

CONVECTION; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRESHWATER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

JORDAN; TAFILAH;

EID: 84858445651     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.01.026     Document Type: Article

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