Experimental investigation of a portable desalination unit configured by a thermoelectric cooler

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 140-145

  Yildirim, Cihan ^a,b   Soylu, Sezgi Koçak ^b   Atmaca, Ibrahim ^b   Solmuş, Ismail ^c  

^a ADANA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dehumidification; Desalination; Humidification; Peltier; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; THERMOELECTRIC REFRIGERATION; THERMOELECTRICITY;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HUMIDIFICATION; HUMIDIFICATION-DEHUMIDIFICATION; PELTIER; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC COOLER; THERMOELECTRIC COOLING;

THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84902681501     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.05.071     Document Type: Article

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