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Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique

This paper presents a detailed estimation of the fabrication cost, water production cost (WC), and cost payback period (CPP) using annualized life cycle costing for a tubular solar still (TSS). The operation and maintenance cost (OM) and the number of sunny days in a year (d) have a significant effe...

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Main Authors: Ahsan, Amimul, Rahman, Ataur M Abdul, Shanableh, Abdallah M., Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati, Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed, Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A.
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28651/1/Life%20cycle%20cost%20analysis%20of%20a%20sustainable%20solar%20water%20distillation%20technique.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.286512015-09-15T01:48:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28651/ Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique Ahsan, Amimul Rahman, Ataur M Abdul Shanableh, Abdallah M. Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A. This paper presents a detailed estimation of the fabrication cost, water production cost (WC), and cost payback period (CPP) using annualized life cycle costing for a tubular solar still (TSS). The operation and maintenance cost (OM) and the number of sunny days in a year (d) have a significant effect on the WC. The WC is raised from 3.1 to 4.4¥/L, if the OM increases from 5 to 18% of the capital cost, respectively. The WC is dropped by 35% (in average) when the d increases from 230 to 350 days. In addition, the CPP is greatly affected by the water selling prices and d. The CPP is dropped from 68 to 45 days due to the increase of d from 230 to 350 days (in average), respectively. The fabrication cost of the TSS ($5) and the WC ($31/m3) are affordable and much lower than the single-sloped passive solar still. Finally, it is revealed that the solar radiation is the most influential parameter on the productivity of TSS and a linear proportional relationship is found between them. Taylor & Francis 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28651/1/Life%20cycle%20cost%20analysis%20of%20a%20sustainable%20solar%20water%20distillation%20technique.pdf Ahsan, Amimul and Rahman, Ataur M Abdul and Shanableh, Abdallah M. and Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati and Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed and Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A. (2013) Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique. Desalination and Water Treatment, 51 (40-42). pp. 7412-7419. ISSN 1944-3994; ESSN: 1944-3986 10.1080/19443994.2013.813006
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description This paper presents a detailed estimation of the fabrication cost, water production cost (WC), and cost payback period (CPP) using annualized life cycle costing for a tubular solar still (TSS). The operation and maintenance cost (OM) and the number of sunny days in a year (d) have a significant effect on the WC. The WC is raised from 3.1 to 4.4¥/L, if the OM increases from 5 to 18% of the capital cost, respectively. The WC is dropped by 35% (in average) when the d increases from 230 to 350 days. In addition, the CPP is greatly affected by the water selling prices and d. The CPP is dropped from 68 to 45 days due to the increase of d from 230 to 350 days (in average), respectively. The fabrication cost of the TSS ($5) and the WC ($31/m3) are affordable and much lower than the single-sloped passive solar still. Finally, it is revealed that the solar radiation is the most influential parameter on the productivity of TSS and a linear proportional relationship is found between them.
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author Ahsan, Amimul
Rahman, Ataur M Abdul
Shanableh, Abdallah M.
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A.
spellingShingle Ahsan, Amimul
Rahman, Ataur M Abdul
Shanableh, Abdallah M.
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A.
Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
author_facet Ahsan, Amimul
Rahman, Ataur M Abdul
Shanableh, Abdallah M.
Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati
Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed
Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A.
author_sort Ahsan, Amimul
title Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
title_short Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
title_full Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
title_fullStr Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
title_full_unstemmed Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
title_sort life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2013
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28651/1/Life%20cycle%20cost%20analysis%20of%20a%20sustainable%20solar%20water%20distillation%20technique.pdf
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