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A study of a water desalination station using the SMCEC technique: production optimisation

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  • Ben Bacha, H
  • Bouzguenda, M
  • Damak, T
  • Abid, M.S
  • Maalej, A.Y

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Following the detailed study of the three modules of the Solar Multiple Condensation Evaporation Cycle (SMCEC)-based desalination unit located in Sfax, Tunisia, it was found necessary to couple the three modules, to simulate the desalination unit operation in an environment close to that of the real process and to develop a regulation scheme that would optimise the desalination production. The developed models were then reduced using the orthogonal collocation method. Based on the reduced models, several cases of numerical simulation of the unit operation have been conducted to monitor the evolution of the unit operation as a function of its command parameters and external perturbations. In this study and for the sake of optimising the desalination unit operation, a global model is developed based on which a regulation algorithm is designed.

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  • Ben Bacha, H & Bouzguenda, M & Damak, T & Abid, M.S & Maalej, A.Y, 2000. "A study of a water desalination station using the SMCEC technique: production optimisation," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 523-536.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:21:y:2000:i:3:p:523-536
    DOI: 10.1016/S0960-1481(99)00071-3
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    1. Bacha, H.Ben & Bouzguenda, M. & Abid, M.S. & Maalej, A.y., 1999. "Modelling and simulation of a water desalination station with solar multiple condensation evaporation cycle technique," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 18(3), pages 349-365.
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    1. Bacha, H.Ben & Damak, T. & Bouzguenda, M. & Maalej, A.Y., 2003. "Experimental validation of the distillation module of a desalination station using the SMCEC principle," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 28(15), pages 2335-2354.
    2. Chang, Hsuan & Wang, Gow-Bin & Chen, Yih-Hang & Li, Chien-Chang & Chang, Cheng-Liang, 2010. "Modeling and optimization of a solar driven membrane distillation desalination system," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(12), pages 2714-2722.
    3. Zhani, K. & Ben Bacha, H. & Damak, T., 2011. "Modeling and experimental validation of a humidification–dehumidification desalination unit solar part," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 36(5), pages 3159-3169.
    4. Abdel Dayem, Adel M., 2006. "Experimental and numerical performance of a multi-effect condensation–evaporation solar water distillation system," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 31(14), pages 2710-2727.

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