A new design for passive atmospheric multiple effect distillation unit is proposed. Inclined metallic surfaces covered with a cotton fabric and placed one over the other in a box are used. The cold salty water is fed only in the upper stage and flows along each surface, falling from one stage to...

Renewable energy sources are considered as strategic opportunities to improve the population's quality of life, to promote the development of more efficient and equitable economic systems, and to favor environmental sustainability in the territorial planning of Lerma Valley (Salta, Argentina)....