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Performance simulation of solar-driven absorption heat pump-membrane distillation system for combined desalination brine concentration with feed recirculation and cooling applications

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  • Ayou, Dereje S.
  • Coronas, Alberto

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Desalination is the primary choice for securing freshwater provision in water-stressed regions and reduces the gap between rising demand and dwindling natural freshwater resources. However, global desalination plants are dominated by fossil fuel-driven desalination technologies with a 40–50 % recovery ratio. Hence, it is critical to decarbonize desalination and address brine effluent ecological concerns. In this paper, a solar-powered absorption heat pump (AHP)-membrane distillation (MD) system concept was proposed and analysed for small-scale RO plant brine reject management and space cooling applications. The MD subsystem is based on commercial MD modules with batch feed recirculation to reach saturation (from 70 to 260 g/kg salinity). The MD system's heating and cooling consumptions are supplied by the AHP (6.54 MWh and 13.47 MWh, respectively, for a complete batch cycle). The AHP is designed to supply hot water at 85 °C with 701.63 kW heating capacity and co-produced chilled water at 16 °C with a cooling capacity of 857.86 kW, about 67 % is utilized to cool down the brine reject to feed temperature. The thermal and exergy COPs were 1.273 and 0.40 at a driving heat of 135 °C. The solar-powered AHP-MD system is useful for sustainable desalination deployment besides space cooling applications.

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  • Ayou, Dereje S. & Coronas, Alberto, 2024. "Performance simulation of solar-driven absorption heat pump-membrane distillation system for combined desalination brine concentration with feed recirculation and cooling applications," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 312(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:312:y:2024:i:c:s0360544224033826
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2024.133604
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