S. Kumar et Gn. Tiwari, Optimization of design parameters for multi-effect active distillation systems using the Runge-Kutta method, DESALINATN, 121(1), 1999, pp. 87-96
The Runge-Kutta method has been used to solve one-order coupled differentia
l equations for multi-effect active solar distillation systems to evaluate
daily yields. Numerical computations have been carried out for hourly varia
tion of various temperatures, yield and an overall thermal efficiency up to
the fourth effect. The results for each effect has been compared with othe
r effects. It has been observed that the maximum yield is obtained at diffe
rent collector areas for a different number of effects for a given basin ar
ea. The model has also been validated for single-effect active distillation
systems using a modified value of C and n.