Modeling of a novel concentrated solar still enhanced with a porous evaporator and an internal condenser

Solar Energy

Volumn 114, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-16

  Al Nimr, Moh'd A ^a   Dahdolan, Moh'd Eslam ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Concentrated; Internal condenser; Porous evaporator; Solar distillation

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATORS; SOLAR HEATING; WIND;

CONCENTRATED; CONCENTRATED SOLAR; CONDENSER TEMPERATURE; INTERNAL CONDENSATION; SOLAR DISTILLATION; SOLAR INTENSITIES; STEADY-STATE MATHEMATICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

DISTILLATION;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POROUS MEDIUM; SIMULATION; SOLAR RADIATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84922378213     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.01.021     Document Type: Article

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