Solar Distillation Practice for Water Desalination Systems - Couverture rigide

Tiwari, Dr G N; Tiwari, Dr A K

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1905740883 ISBN 13 : 9781905740888

Editeur : Anshan Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This book essentially summarises the water shortage crisis in the world and its possible solution by using solar energy through solar stills. The world is facing an urgent problem. By 2015, 40 per cent of the world's population will be living in regions without adequate fresh water supply. Presently, almost all sea water desalination plans are electricity based and highly power intensive. With more than half the world likely to become dependent on sea water desalination such an energy-expensive scenario is clearly not sustainable.The aim of the book is to provide the most recent information on various practices, developments and improvements in water distillation, heat and mass transfer in solar distillation, thermal modelling and embedded energy of solar stills, and the applications of solar distillation in today's world. The concluding chapter also deals with economic analysis of solar distillation. To simplify the subject, figures, tables, solved examples and problems with hints are given at the end of each chapter, and there are appendices and a glossary of meaningful terms to assist the reader. The authors have written an outstanding academic work which carries weight and resonance beyond university courses and libraries, and which impacts on the global population.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

DR G N TIWARIProfessor of Energy Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, IndiaDR A K TIWARIDept of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Raipur, India

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Anshan Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1905740883
• ISBN 13: 9781905740888
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible