Publications by authors named "Vimala Muthu"

One method for exploiting albedo-based power generation is the bifacial solar module (BFSM). It includes information on the bifacial solar module's energy, electrical and exergy efficiency, thermal exergy, and environmental analysis. The study contrasted the outcomes of the BFSM's east/west and north/south orientations.

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The proposed research work presents the performance analysis of the vertically mounted bifacial module (VBFM) with and without tracking during the summer and winter seasons. Also, various parameters like energy efficiency, electrical efficiency, electrical exergy, thermal exergy, exergy efficiency, environmental analysis, economic analysis, exergoeconomic analysis, enviroeconomic analysis, and exergoenviroeconomic analysis of the VBFM were studied and presented. The comparative analysis was carried out between two bifacial solar modules installed in two different orientations (east-west and south-north).

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The objective of the current study is to investigate the performance of the inclined solar panel basin still (ISPBS) incorporated with a spiral tube collector (STC) for various mass flow rates of water (m). The maximum potable water yield of 8.1, 6.

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A detailed exergy analysis of a conventional and copper finned acrylic solar still has been presented in this manuscript. The evaporative, convective, and radiative heat transfer coefficient of water-glass has been calculated. Also energy efficiency, exergy destruction of basin, water, and glass has been determined.

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