TY - JOUR
TI - Numerical study of heat and mass transfer optimization in a 3D inclined solar distiller
AU - Ghachem Kaouther
AU - Maatki Chamseddine
AU - Kolsi Lioua
AU - Alshammari Naif
AU - Öztop Hakan F
AU - Borjini Mohamed Naceur
AU - Ben Aissia Habib
AU - Al-Salem Khaled
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2017
VL - 21
IS - 6
SP - 2469
EP - 2480
PT - Article
AB - A numerical study of the 3-D double-diffusive natural convection in an inclined solar distiller was established. The flow is considered laminar and caused by the interaction of thermal energy and the chemical species diffusions. The governing equations of the problem, are formulated using vector potential-vorticity formalism in its 3-D form, then solved by the finite volumes method. The Rayleigh number is fixed at Ra = 105 and effects of the buoyancy ratio and inclination are studied for opposed temperature and concentration gradients. The main purpose of the study is to find the optimum inclination angle of the distiller which promotes the maximum mass and heat transfer.