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Energy and Exergy Analysis of Solar Air Gap Membrane Distillation System for Seawater Desalination

Published:2023-03-20 Issue:6 Volume:15 Page:1201
ISSN:2073-4441
Container-title:Water
language:en
Short-container-title:Water

Author:

Mibarki Nawel¹,Triki Zakaria¹^ORCID,Belhadj Abd-Elmouneïm¹,Tahraoui Hichem¹²^ORCID,Amrane Abdeltif³^ORCID,Cheikh Sabrina⁴,Hadadi Amina⁴^ORCID,Bouchelkia Nasma⁴⁵,Kebir Mohamed⁶^ORCID,Zhang Jie⁷^ORCID,Assadi Amine Aymen³⁸^ORCID,Mouni Lotfi⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Biomaterials and Transport Phenomena, University of Medea, Medea 26000, Algeria

2. Laboratoire de Génie des Procédés Chimiques, Department of Process Engineering, University of Ferhat Abbas, Setif 19000, Algeria

3. Univ Rennes, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Rennes, CNRS, ISCR—UMR6226, F-35000 Rennes, France

4. Laboratory of Management and Valorization of Natural Resources and Quality Assurance, SNVST Faculty, Bouira University, Bouira 10000, Algeria

5. Département de Génie des Procédés, Faculté de Technologie, Université de Bejaia, Bejaia 06000, Algeria

6. Research Unit on Analysis and Technological Development in Environment (URADTE CRAPC), BP 384, Bou-Ismail, Tipaza 42000, Algeria

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

8. College of Engineering, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, IMSIU, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) is a widely utilized technology for producing drinking water due to its low heat loss, high thermal efficiency, and compatibility with solar energy. The application of the first and second laws of thermodynamics in energy and exergy analyses provides a comprehensive evaluation of the efficiency of thermal processes. This study aims to examine numerically the energy and exergy performance indicators of a solar AGMD system used for seawater desalination. The simulation was carried out using MATLAB 9.7 software. The total thermal efficiency and overall efficiency of each element in the AGMD system were calculated for various solar field energy outputs, and moreover, a parametric study was conducted. The results indicate that the exergetic efficiency of the AGMD system components was the lowest in the solar field, with the concentrator having the lowest energy efficiency. Additionally, the thermal and exergetic efficiency of the entire solar AGMD system decreases along with the raise of ambient temperature. An additional investigation was conducted to better apprehend the sources of exergy destruction in the solar field. The obtained results from this study can be employed as a guide to reduce exergy destruction in the whole solar AGMD desalination system with recognition of the main sources of irreversibility.

Funder

University of Medea

DG-RSDT of Algeria

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Water Science and Technology,Aquatic Science,Geography, Planning and Development,Biochemistry

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/15/6/1201/pdf

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