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Exergoeconomic Analysis of Solar-Distillation Systems

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In exergoeconomic analysis, the mutual techniques of scientific disciplines (mainly thermodynamics) with economic disciplines (mainly cost accounting) are used in order to attain the overall optimal design of the renewable-energy system.

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Tiwari, G.N., Sahota, L. (2017). Exergoeconomic Analysis of Solar-Distillation Systems. In: Advanced Solar-Distillation Systems. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4672-8_9

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