Life cycle cost analysis of a sustainable solar water distillation technique

• Main Authors: Ahsan, Amimul, Rahman, Ataur M Abdul, Shanableh, Abdallah M., Nik Daud, Nik Norsyahariati, Mohammed, Thamer Ahmed, Mabrouk, Abdel Nasser A.
• Format: Article
• 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; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28651/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

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...