Progresses in inclined type solar stills

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 364-377

  Kalidasa Murugavel, K ^a   Anburaj, P ^a   Samuel Hanson, R ^b   Elango, T ^c  

^a NATIONAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE   (India)

^b Infant Jesus College of Engineering   (India)

^c Udaya School of Engineering   (India)

Author keywords

Desalination; Inclined still; Productivity enhancement; Solar still

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION;

DISTILLED WATER; FRESH WATER PRODUCTION; INCLINED STILL; INCLINED SURFACE; PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCEMENT; SINGLE BASIN SOLAR STILL; SOLAR STILLS; WATER SURFACE;

SOLAR HEATING;

EID: 84872312900     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.10.047     Document Type: Review

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