Performance evaluation of a solar desalination-hot water system using heat pipe vacuum tube parabolic trough solar collector – An experimental study with Taguchi analysis
Bagher Omidi, Nader Rahbar, Hadi Kargarsharifabad, Zahra Poolaei Moziraji
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Parabolic troughLow-temperature thermal desalinationCondenser (optics)DesalinationDistilled waterEvaporatorWater flowHeat pipeThermal efficiencySolar energySolar stillEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental scienceMaterials scienceHeat transferRenewable energyMechanicsMechanical engineeringChemistryHeat exchangerEngineeringElectrical engineeringCombustionOpticsPhysicsOrganic chemistryBiochemistryChromatographyMembraneLight sourceSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic SystemsSolar-Powered Water Purification MethodsSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics