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Parametric studies of active regenerative solar still
G.N. Tiwari,S. Sinha +1 more
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In this article, an active regenerative solar still is analyzed on the basis of energy balances for its different components, and analytical expressions are derived for water and glass temperatures, daily yield and thermal efficiency as a function of climatic as well as design parameters.About:
This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 1993-03-01. It has received 28 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Solar still & Thermal efficiency.read more
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Active solar distillation—A detailed review
TL;DR: A detailed review of different studies on active solar distillation system over the years is provided in this paper, where thermal modelling was done for various types of active single slope solar distilling system.
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Solar stills system design: A review
TL;DR: A detailed review of all the solar stills both single and multi-effect type with passive and active configuration is presented in this paper, which aims at describing the design specifications and highlighting the merits and demerits of various solar stilling upon which research has been done till recent past.
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The cooling techniques of the solar stills' glass covers – A review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of various methods of glass cover cooling used to enhance the performance of the solar stills is presented, where cooling of glass covers is found to achieve a reduction in glass cover temperature in the range of 6-20°C with an improvement in stills efficiency and productivity up to 15.5% and 20% maximum.
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Factors influencing the performance and productivity of solar stills - A review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed various factors that influence the performance of the solar still like solar radiation intensity, temperature difference, collector area, basin water depth, insulation, angle of inclination, thickness of glass cover plate, wind velocity and a few methods for improving the quantity of distillate produced.
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A thorough investigation of the effects of water depth on the performance of active solar stills
Hossein Taghvaei,Hamed Taghvaei,Khosrow Jafarpur,M.R. Karimi Estahbanati,Mehrzad Feilizadeh,Mansoor Feilizadeh,A. Seddigh Ardekani +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the long-term effects of water depth on the performance of active solar stills for the first time and found that the overall trend of distilled water production and efficiency increased with increased water depth.
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Solar engineering of thermal processes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an active and passive building heating system for solar thermal power systems, where the active system is designed by f--chart and the passive one by Utilizability Methods.
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Solar Engineering of Thermal Processes
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an active and passive building heating system for solar thermal power systems, where the active system is designed by f--chart and the passive one by Utilizability Methods.
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Heat transfer / a basic approach
TL;DR: In this paper, heat transfer: a basic approach, heat transfer, a basic heat transfer approach, Heat transfer, basic approach for heat transfer in a basic way, Heat Transfer: a Basic approach for Heat transfer.
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Single basin solar still coupled with flat plate collector
S.N. Rai,G.N. Tiwari +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the transient performance of a single basin solar still coupled with a flat plate collector was investigated and the average daily production of distilled water has been found to be 24% higher than for a simple single-basin solar still.
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Double basin solar still
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a periodic analysis and observed performance of a double basin solar still, mounted on a stand, and show that the daily distillate production of such a still is on the average 36% higher than that of a single basin still.
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