Solar Desalination Technology

ISBN-13: 9789811368868 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 357 str.

Anil Kumar; Om Prakash

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Concept of Solar Desalination.- Chapter 2: Design of various Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 3: Thermodynamics of the various types of Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 4: Performance Analysis of Passive Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 6: Performance Analysis of Active Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 7: Numerical modelling of Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 8: Energy Analysis of the Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 9: Exergy Analysis of the Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 10: Application of PCM in Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 11:  Economic Analysis of the Solar Desalination Systems.- Chapter 12: Environmental Analysis of the Solar Desalination Systems.

O autorze

Anil Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Delhi Technological University, Delhi (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering). He has also served as faculty in Energy Centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal, India, and Dept. of Mech. Engg., University Institute of Technology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India.  Dr Kumar has worked in the Energy Technology Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand as a postdoctoral researcher. He did B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering and M.Tech. in Energy Technology and Ph.D. in Solar Thermal Technologies from Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi), Tezpur University (Tezpur) and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, respectively. His main areas of research interest are solar thermal technology, distribution of energy generation, clean energy technologies, renewable energy application in buildings and energy economics. He has authored 8 books, 16 chapters and more than 150 research articles in journals and conference proceedings and holds 2 patents. 

Om Prakash is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He did B.E. in Mechanical Engineering and M.E. in Heat Power Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi. He was awarded his Ph.D. from the Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India in 2015. His research interests include the design and development of innovative products and systems for promoting renewable energy. He has authored 11 chapters, 1 book and more than 39 research articles in international journals and conferences and holds 1 patent.

Blurb

This book presents the latest developments and advances in solar desalination technology, including the concept, design, testing, modeling, economics and innovation. The chapters in this volume are contributed by leading international researchers and are based on original research material. The contents of this volume will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policymakers alike.