Enhancing the performance of a solar distiller using phase change materials integrated with Peltier modules and Heaters: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis

Khaled Ramzy; Mohamed Abdelgaleel; Mohammed Alswat; Abd Elnaby Kabeel; Heba Mosalam; Eslam Ahmed abdelAziz

doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126674

journal article Sep 01, 2025

Enhancing the performance of a solar distiller using phase change materials integrated with Peltier modules and Heaters: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis

Khaled Ramzy

Mohamed Abdelgaleel Mohammed Alswat Abd Elnaby Kabeel

Heba Mosalam Eslam Ahmed abdelAziz

Applied Thermal Engineering Vol. 274 pp. 126674 · Elsevier BV

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Khaled Ramzy, Mohamed Abdelgaleel, Mohammed Alswat, et al. (2025). Enhancing the performance of a solar distiller using phase change materials integrated with Peltier modules and Heaters: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 274, 126674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2025.126674

Enhancing the performance of a solar distiller using phase change materials integrated with Peltier modules and Heaters: Energy, exergy, and economic analysis

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