Modeling of a novel concentrated PV/T distillation system enhanced with a porous evaporator and an internal condenser

Solar Energy

Volumn 120, Issue , 2015, Pages 593-602

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

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentrated; Internal condenser; Porous evaporator; PV T distillation system

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; DISTILLATION EQUIPMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; WIND;

CONCENTRATED; CONDENSER TEMPERATURE; DISTILLATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC POWER OUTPUT; EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; SOLAR INTENSITIES; STEADY-STATE MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EVAPORATORS;

DATA SET; DISTILLATION; FUEL CELL; GEOTHERMAL ENERGY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SALT WATER; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84940880613     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.08.006     Document Type: Article

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