... with charcoal particles as absorber medium. Desalination. 2003, 153(1-3), 55–64. [3] Al-Abbasi M .A. , Al-Karaghouli A. A., Minasian A. N. Photochemically assisted solar desalination of saline water. ... temperature The year round global solar radiation and ambient temperature data for Chennai is taken from [34]. Figure 8 shows the variation of global solar radiation and the ambient temperature ... condensation. The outlet temperature from the flat plate collectors, latent heat and refined latent heat of vaporization of water from each stage and specific heat capacity of water from each stage...