Performance analysis of single and double basin-inclined solar water distillation systems with and without black-fleece wick

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 37, 2016, Pages 17167-17181

  Aybar, Hikmet Ş ^a   Irani, Foad ^b   Arslan, Mevlut ^a  

^a BOZOK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Solar distillation; Solar hot water; Wick

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DESIGN; DISTILLATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CYPRUS;

EID: 84941255094     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1085917     Document Type: Article

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