A economic analysis of passive solar distillation unit is presented in the paper. Initial cost and maintenance costs, life of the system and estimates the cost of unit mass of distilled water were used to evaluate net present worth (NPW), benefit-cost ratio, payback period (PP) a...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i130614
The energy analysis of a passive solar distillation unit was the focus of this study. A 40-liter solar distillation plant was constructed and adjusted for the intended output of 5 liters of distilled water. The developed unit's performance was monitored from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Even...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i130785
The present research involved exergy analysis of a passive solar distillation unit. A developed unit of solar distillation of 40 litres of holding capacity was optimized for desired output of 5 litres of distilled water. Performance of the developed unit was observed during 8AM t...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4331617