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Energy and Exergy Analyses of a PWR-Type Nuclear Power Plant Coupled with an ME-TVC-MED Desalination System

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  • Zakaria Triki

    (Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena, University of Medea, Medea 26000, Algeria)

  • Rabah Menasri

    (Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena, University of Medea, Medea 26000, Algeria)

  • Mohamed Najib Bouaziz

    (Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena, University of Medea, Medea 26000, Algeria)

  • Hichem Tahraoui

    (Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena, University of Medea, Medea 26000, Algeria
    Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Chimiques, Department of Process Engineering, University of Ferhat Abbas, Setif 19000, Algeria)

  • Mohammed Kebir

    (Research Unit on Analysis and Technological Development in Environment (URADTE-CRAPC), BP 384, Bou-Ismail Tipaza 42004, Algeria)

  • Abdeltif Amrane

    (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), ISCR-UMR 6226, Université de Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France)

  • Jie Zhang

    (School of Engineering, Merz Court, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK)

  • Lotfi Mouni

    (Laboratory of Management and Valorization of Natural Resources and Quality Assurance, SNVST Faculty, Akli Mohand Oulhadj University, Bouira 10000, Algeria)

Abstract

Electricity–water cogeneration power plants are an important tool for advancing sustainable water treatment technologies because they provide a cost-effective and environmentally friendly solution for meeting the energy and water needs of communities. By integrating power and water production, these technologies can reduce carbon emissions and help mitigate the impact of climate change. This work deals with the energy and exergy analysis of a cogeneration plant for electrical power generation and water desalination using real operational data. The power side is a pressurized water reactor (PWR) nuclear power plant (NPP), while the desalination side is a multi-effect distillation (MED) system with a thermo-vapor compressor (TVC) plant coupled with a conventional multi-effect plant (ME-TVC-MED). A mathematical model was implemented in MATLAB software and validated through a comparison with previously published research. The exergy analysis was carried out based on the second law of thermodynamics to evaluate the irreversibility of the plant and the subsystems. In this study, the components of the sub-systems were analyzed separately to identify and quantify the component that has a high loss of energy and exergy. According to the energy and exergy analyses, the highest source of irreversibility occurs in the reactor core with 50% of the total exergy destruction. However, turbines, steam generators, and condensers also contribute to energy loss. Further, the thermodynamic efficiency of the cogeneration plant was obtained as 35.38%, which is more effective than other systems. In the ME-TVC-MED desalination unit, the main sources of energy losses are located in the evaporators and the thermo-compressor (about 50% and 36%, respectively). Moreover, the exergetic efficiency of the ME-TVC-MED unit was found to be low at 6.43%, indicating a high degree of technical inefficiency in the desalination process. Therefore, many opportunities exist to improve the performance of the cogeneration system.

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  • Zakaria Triki & Rabah Menasri & Mohamed Najib Bouaziz & Hichem Tahraoui & Mohammed Kebir & Abdeltif Amrane & Jie Zhang & Lotfi Mouni, 2023. "Energy and Exergy Analyses of a PWR-Type Nuclear Power Plant Coupled with an ME-TVC-MED Desalination System," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(10), pages 1-20, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:10:p:8358-:d:1152250
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