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Next time step validation were the hourly distillate rate, inlet and outlet liquid and gas temperatures, and PCM temperatures at three locations along the packing height. START Input Hourly metrological data, Hot and cooling water loads Ambient conditions Design parameters Brine concentration factor Creation of the hourly counter, Ih Solar Water Heater Module Calculates Collector efficiency Outlet water temperature form the FPC Outlet water temperature form the thermal storage Evaporator Module Calculates Outlet brine temperature Outlet air temperature Outlet water-vapor concentration in the air Condenser Module Calculates Outlet cooling water temperature Outlet air temperature Outlet water-vapor concentration in the air Hourly distillate Integration Calculates Daily and total distillate Daily efficiencies Daily and total GOR END Figure 6.1: Flow diagram and control logic of the simulation model 129
Table 6.1: Implementation of energy and mass balance equations using the ”pdepe” MATLAB function Equations Gas energy balance Liquid energy balance Solid energy balance equation Gas mass balance Accumulation term Convection and diffusion u u terms c x, t, u, t t m m u x x f x, t, u, x x m=0 2 gTg Tg gTg gc k c v p, g g g 2 g p, g g t z z 2 Tl Tl Tl l lcl l kl l lclv 2 l t z z 2 Ts Ts s scapp , s ks, eff 2 t z c 2 cv g c g g g g D 2 t z z h gs Sink and source terms u s x, t, u, x a ls gs h a T g Ts h1 gaeT l Tg mevap hfg w T l Ts h1 gaeT l Tg mevap hfg h a T T h a T T m evap ls w l s gs gs g s 130
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Technische Universität München In
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It is my pleasure to thank Prof. Th
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Contents List of figures ..........
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5.3 Functional description ........
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List of Figures Figure 1.1: Cost br
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78cm; Top: Evaporator, Bottom: Cond
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m Mass flow rate; [kg.s -1 ] m eva
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ed c coll cond cw d d e or eff evap
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1 Introduction The first part of th
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summarized in figure (1.2). Thermal
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1.3.2 Selection criteria of desalin
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of energy storage or hybridization
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Desalination development focuses on
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Introduction of the indirect type s
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2 Literature Survey 2.1 Introductio
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There is actually a commercial prod
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Q m H c ( T T1) c ( T 2 T ) (2.2)
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(solid-liquid) have a storage densi
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(iii) a sharp melting temperature.
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melt and freeze without segregation
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However, the stored heat is less va
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parameters on the heat transfer and
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categories. The first category is b
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to 550 kWh/m 3 of distilled water a
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The enthalpy and humidity of the sa
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Air mass flow rate [kg/h] GOR [-] 1
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On the other hand, the efficiency o
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2.8.4.2 Effect of air to water mass
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distillate rate. The system was not
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were; EnviPac Gr.1, 32 mm, and VFF
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Figure 2.15: Height versus air temp
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The performance of the condenser is
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Klausner and Mei [136] described a
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The impact of the collector cost ca
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exchanger and energy storage in one
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3 Scope of the Study This chapter p
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packing where it gets in direct con
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In fact there is a tradeoff between
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The energy flow between all and eac
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4 Theoretical Analysis and Modeling
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The two-energy equation models whic
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solid-liquid phase change inside th
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assumed by conduction in both axial
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the air pressure drop ∆P per unit
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evaporation rate per unit volume of
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where β t , β c , ρ ref , c ref
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the viscous transport and introduce
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Page 100 and 101: 4.2.3.3 Liquid and gas hold-ups Liq
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Page 122 and 123: 5 Experimental Analysis This chapte
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productivities at any cooling water
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[13] Vafai K., Sozen M. An investig
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[48] Crone S., Bergins C., and Stra
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[79] Tiwari G.N. and Yadav Y.P. (78
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[109] Mehling H., Hiebler S. and Zi
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[139] Belessiotis V, Delyannis E (2
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Appendices Appendix A A1. PCM Therm
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A3. Constants and Thermo-physical p
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From the above correlation, the con
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The Ergun analogy factor J h repres
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Equation (C.7) represents an overal
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Appendix D D1. Cooling tower theory
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A m w = the plan or cross sectiona
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