Experimental performance evaluation of a stand-alone point-focus parabolic solar still

Desalination

Volumn 352, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-17

  Gorjian, Shiva ^a   Ghobadian, Barat ^a   Tavakkoli Hashjin, Teymour ^a   Banakar, Ahmad ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Brackish water; Daily efficiency; Point focus solar still; Productivity; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; POTABLE WATER; SALINE WATER; SOLAR HEATING; WATER QUALITY; WIND;

BRACKISH WATER; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS; MAXIMUM PRODUCTIVITY; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; PARABOLIC DISH CONCENTRATOR; SOLAR STILLS; WALL TEMPERATURES;

PRODUCTIVITY;

BRACKISH WATER; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEAWATER; SOLAR POWER; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY; WATER QUALITY; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GUIDELINE; HEATING; PARAMETERIZATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 84906347669     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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