Optimal Design of a Solar Desalination Unit with Heliostats

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(a) Step response of versus of the PDE model of distillation cell (circles) and of continuous transfer function (continuous line) for °C. (b) Step response of versus of the PDE model of distillation cell (circles) and of continuous transfer function (continuous line) for  kg·h⁻¹. (c) Step response of versus of the PDE model of distillation cell (circles) and of continuous transfer function (continuous line) for °C. (d) Step response of versus of the PDE model of distillation cell (circles) and of continuous transfer function (continuous line) for  W/m².

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