Solar Thermal Processes: A Review of Solar Thermal Energy Technologies for Water Desalination

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 131-163

  Chaibi, M T ^a   El Nashar, Ali M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

^b NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Absorber Plate; Collector Efficiency; Flat Plate Collector; Solar Collector; Solar Pond

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; SOLAR HEATING; THERMAL ENERGY; WATER FILTRATION;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS; CONVENTIONAL ENERGY SOURCES; FURTHER DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY COLLECTORS; SOLAR THERMAL SYSTEMS; THERMAL DESALINATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 85105137856     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-01150-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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