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DISTILLATION SOLAIRE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Solar Energy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- solar distillation
1, record 1, English, solar%20distillation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- solar distillation process 2, record 1, English, solar%20distillation%20process
correct
- solar desalination 3, record 1, English, solar%20desalination
correct
- solar evaporation 4, record 1, English, solar%20evaporation
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Solar distillation. The solar distillation process makes use of the fact that water will evaporate from a free surface at a temperature below its boiling point. A simple solar still [acts as a greenhouse]. The sun's rays pass through a sloping glass cover ... The solar energy is absorbed by a black basin in the bottom of the still, ... the heated water evaporates ..., rises to the top ... and condenses. The condensate -fresh water- trickles down ... to a collecting trough. 2, record 1, English, - solar%20distillation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement des eaux
- Énergie solaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- distillation solaire
1, record 1, French, distillation%20solaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est facile de penser à se servir, pour la distillation, [...] d'énergie solaire. On opère à l'aide de bacs à fond noirci, où l'on maintient une faible épaisseur d'eau de mer, au-dessus desquels on crée un effet de serre en disposant des châssis vitrés inclinés; l'eau s'évapore, se condense sur la paroi en verre et est recueillie par une goulotte. [En parlant d'un autre procédé :] le coût arriverait ainsi à être de l'ordre de grandeur de celui de la distillation solaire. 1, record 1, French, - distillation%20solaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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