References
- E. Kondili and J.K. Kaldellis, Wind energy based desalination
process and plants. Proc. World Renewable Energy Congress
(WRECX), WREC, Glasgow, UK, 2008.
- E.S. Hrayshat, Brackish water desalination by a stand alone
reverse osmosis desalination unit powered by photovoltaic solar
energy. Renewable Energy, 33 (2008) 1784–1790.
- J.G. McGowan and J.F. Manwell, Techno-economic feasibility
study of wind-powered desalination for community scale
distributed generation application. Proc. World Renewable
Energy Congress (WRECX), WREC, Glasgow, UK, 2008.
- G.E. Ahmed and J. Schmid, Feasibility study of brackish water
desalination in the Egyptian deserts and rural regions using PV
systems. Energy Conv. Manage., 43 (2002) 2641–2649.
- M. Thomson and D. Infield, Laboratory demonstration of a
photovoltaic-powered seawater-osmosis system without batteries.
Desalination, 183 (2005) 105–111.
- P.A. Davies, A.K. Hossain and P. Vasudevan, Stand-alone
groundwater desalination system using reverse osmosis combined
with a cooled greenhouse for use in arid and semi-arid
zones of India, Desal. Wat. Treat., in press.
- P.A. Davies and C. Paton, The Seawater Greenhouse in the United
Arab Emirates: thermal modelling and evaluation of design
options. Desalination, 173 (2005) 103–111.
- A. Raoueche and B.J. Bailey, Performance aspects of a seawater
greenhouse. 23rd WEDC Conference, Water and Sanitation for all:
Partnerships and Innovations, Durban, South Africa, 1997.
- A. Raoueche, B. Bailey and B. Stenning, Sensitivity analysis of the
seawater greenhouse. 22nd WEDC conference, Sensitivity Analysis
of the Seawater Greenhouse, New Delhi, India, 1996.
- M. Wilf, The Guidebook to Membrane Desalination Technology.
Balaban Desalination Publications, Italy, 2007.
- J.R. Watt and W.K. Brown, Evaporative Air Conditioning
Handbook, 3rd ed., Fairmont Press, USA, 1997.
- J.J. Hanan, Greenhouses – Advanced Technology for Protected
Horticulture, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 1998.
- T. Gunham, V. Demir and A.K. Yagcioglu, Evaluation of the
suitability of some local materials as cooling pads. Biosys. Eng.,
96(3) (2007) 369–377.
- R.A. Bucklin, J.D. Leary, D.B. McConnell and E.G. Wilderson, Fan
and pad greenhouse evaporative cooling systems. Circular 1135,
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida,
USA, 2004.
- F. Al-Sulaiman, Evaluation of the performance of local fibers in
evaporative cooling. Energy Conv. Manage., 43 (2002) 2267–2273.
- Y.J. Dai and K. Sumathy, Theoretical study on a cross-flow direct
evaporative cooler using honeycomb paper as packing material.
Appl. Thermal Eng., 22 (2002) 1417–1430.
- D. Pearlmutter, E. Erell, Y. Etzion, I.A. Meir and H. Di, Refining
the use of evaporation in an experimental down-draft cool tower.
Energy Build., 23 (1996) 191–197.
- Argus, Cooling System Design Guidelines. http://www.arguscontrol.com/articles (accessed 23 September 2008).