Performance analysis of two condenser models used for solar energy-assisted water distillation

n experimental and modeling comparison of optimal running conditions and energy consumption of shell and tube condenser and surface condenser which can be used for water distillation in conjunction with a Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)-type solar energy system is reported in this research paper. A PTC of dimensions 4.5 m × 4.8 m with the aperture area of 20.3 m 2 was used in this study. Further, 15 number of modeling equations were utilized in this research. The calculated distilled water production capacity of the system was 55.6 l /day, by considering solar irradiation, sun available time, and solar energy harnessing system efficiency as 0.9 kW m −2 , 4 h, and 50