Cost analysis of different solar still configurations

An experimental investigation on a solar still with an integrated flat plate collector

“…Here the average year around productivity of the solar still is taken about 60% of its daily original productivity, due to the year around variation in climatic condition. The solving methodology and other parameters used for the economic analysis are provided in Appendix A [31,32]. Table 3 shows the economic analysis of conventional and FPCB stills with different modifications in the basin.…”

Examination of a solar desalination system equipped with an air bubble column humidifier, evacuated tube collectors and thermosyphon heat pipes

“…The economic analysis of the system under study was conducted according to references [27,28]. The capital cost of the system under study was P = $277 and the lifetime of the system and the annual interest rate were assumed to be n = 10 years and i = 12%, respectively.…”

Experimental and analytical study on productivity augmentation of a novel solar humidification–dehumidification (HDH) system

“…Table 2 shows the cost breakdown of the presented HDH system. The economic analysis was performed using the procedure explained by Esfahani et al [43], Kabeel et al [48], Govind and Tiwari [49], Fath et al [50]. If the lifetime (n) of the considered HDH system is assumed as 5 years and the annual interest rate (i) as 12%, the Capital Recovery Factor (CRF) and the Sinking Fund Factor (SFF) are given as:…”