Table 6 Comparison of fresh water production rate and productivity cost with previous studies.
Lead researcher | Type of thermal source a desalination | Fresh water productivity (L/day) | Cost per liter (USD/L) |
|---|---|---|---|
Current study | Evacuated tube collector | 17.04 | 0.017 |
Mahmoudi et al.5 | Parabolic dish collector | 4.76 | 0.043 |
El-Said et al.6 | Evacuated tube collector | 6.12 | 0.0138 |
Hamed et al.16 | Evacuated tube collector | 22 | 0.0578 |
Mohamed et al.7 | Evacuated tube collector | 6.16 (L/hr) | 0.012 |
Yang et al.2 | Compound parabolic concentrator | 29.5 (L/hr) | 0.0041–0.006 |
