Applicability of flashing desalination technique for small scale needs using a novel integrated system coupled with nanofluid-based solar collector

Desalination

Volumn 333, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 10-22

  Kabeel, A E ^a   El Said, Emad M S ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Flashing desalination; Nano fluid; Solar collector

Indexed keywords

COOLING WATER; COSTS; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FLUIDS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; NANOPARTICLES; POTABLE WATER; PRODUCED WATER; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR WATER HEATERS; VOLUME FRACTION; WATER HEATERS; WATER;

CONSTRUCTION DESIGN; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; FRESH WATER PRODUCTION; INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; MULTI-STAGE FLASHINGS; NANOFLUIDS; OPERATION CONDITIONS; WATER PRODUCTION COST;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR POWER; COOLING WATER; COST ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EGYPT;

EID: 84890352191     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.11.021     Document Type: Article

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