کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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645796 | 884545 | 2014 | 5 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
• Radiative heat transfer in a basin type solar still has been investigated.
• Two models with and without view factors were used.
• The model with view factors exhibits a lower magnitude of root mean square error.
• View factors affect the accuracy of modelling the performance of the solar still.
Radiative heat transfer inside a basin type solar still has been investigated using two models with (model 1) and without (model 2) taking into account optical view factors. The coefficient of radiative heat exchange (hr,w-gc) between the water and cover surfaces of a practical solar still was computed using the two models. Simulation results show that model 1 yields lower values of hr,w-gc and the root mean square error than model 2. It is therefore concluded that the accuracy of modelling the performance of a basin-type solar still can be improved by incorporating view factors.
Journal: Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 73, Issue 1, 5 December 2014, Pages 707–711