IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/rensus/v24y2013icp406-417.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Solar desalination based on multiple effect humidification process: Thermal performance and experimental validation

Author

Listed:
  • Zhani, Khalifa

Abstract

The present paper deals with a theoretical and experimental study of a new generation of water desalination unit by solar energy using the humidification and dehumidification (HD) principle is constructed at the national engineering school of Sfax (34N, 10E), Tunisia. The good quality of distilled water obtained by this new concept favours its use for producing water for drinking and irrigation. A mathematical model based on heat and mass transfers in each component of the unit is developed. The resulting ordinary differential systems of equations are transformed into a system of algebraic equations using the orthogonal collocation method (OCM) and simulated using C++ software in a steady state regime. The numerical model is used to investigate the thermal performance of this kind of installation exposed to a variation of the control parameters. The thermal performance was evaluated by the gained output ratio (GOR) and the efficiency of the water solar collector. A series of experiments was conducted and compared with the simulation results to validate the developed models. As a result, the proposed models can be used for sizing and testing the behaviour of such a type of desalination unit.

Suggested Citation

  • Zhani, Khalifa, 2013. "Solar desalination based on multiple effect humidification process: Thermal performance and experimental validation," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 24(C), pages 406-417.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:24:y:2013:i:c:p:406-417
    DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.064
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032113002232
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.rser.2013.03.064?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. 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.
    2. Gude, Veera Gnaneswar & Nirmalakhandan, Nagamany & Deng, Shuguang & Maganti, Anand, 2012. "Low temperature desalination using solar collectors augmented by thermal energy storage," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 91(1), pages 466-474.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Saidi, Sirine & Ben Radhia, Rym & Nafiri, Naima & Benhamou, Brahim & Jabrallah, Sadok Ben, 2023. "Numerical study and experimental validation of a solar powered humidification-dehumidification desalination system with integrated air and water collectors in the humidifier," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 206(C), pages 466-480.
    2. Sharon, H. & Reddy, K.S., 2015. "A review of solar energy driven desalination technologies," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 1080-1118.
    3. Mashaly, Ahmed F. & Alazba, A.A. & Al-Awaadh, A.M. & Mattar, Mohamed A., 2015. "Area determination of solar desalination system for irrigating crops in greenhouses using different quality feed water," Agricultural Water Management, Elsevier, vol. 154(C), pages 1-10.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. El-Agouz, S.A. & Abd El-Aziz, G.B. & Awad, A.M., 2014. "Solar desalination system using spray evaporation," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 276-283.
    2. Calise, Francesco & Cipollina, Andrea & Dentice d’Accadia, Massimo & Piacentino, Antonio, 2014. "A novel renewable polygeneration system for a small Mediterranean volcanic island for the combined production of energy and water: Dynamic simulation and economic assessment," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 675-693.
    3. Chen, Q. & Kum Ja, M. & Li, Y. & Chua, K.J., 2018. "Evaluation of a solar-powered spray-assisted low-temperature desalination technology," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 211(C), pages 997-1008.
    4. Colmenar-Santos, Antonio & Palomo-Torrejón, Elisabet & Mur-Pérez, Francisco & Rosales-Asensio, Enrique, 2020. "Thermal desalination potential with parabolic trough collectors and geothermal energy in the Spanish southeast," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 262(C).
    5. Lee, Sangkeum & Hong, Junhee & Har, Dongsoo, 2016. "Jointly optimized control for reverse osmosis desalination process with different types of energy resource," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 117(P1), pages 116-130.
    6. Gude, Veera Gnaneswar, 2015. "Energy storage for desalination processes powered by renewable energy and waste heat sources," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 137(C), pages 877-898.
    7. Wang, Qiushi & Zhu, Ziye & Wu, Gang & Zhang, Xiang & Zheng, Hongfei, 2018. "Energy analysis and experimental verification of a solar freshwater self-produced ecological film floating on the sea," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 224(C), pages 510-526.
    8. Chen, C.Q. & Diao, Y.H. & Zhao, Y.H. & Ji, W.H. & Wang, Z.Y. & Liang, L., 2019. "Thermal performance of a thermal-storage unit by using a multichannel flat tube and rectangular fins," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 250(C), pages 1280-1291.
    9. Salins, Sampath Suranjan & Reddy, S.V. Kota & Kumar, Shiva, 2022. "Modelling of a multistage reciprocating humidifier and performance analysis for various packing configurations," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 241(C).
    10. Anand, B. & Shankar, R. & Murugavelh, S. & Rivera, W. & Midhun Prasad, K. & Nagarajan, R., 2021. "A review on solar photovoltaic thermal integrated desalination technologies," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    11. Heyhat, M.M. & Valizade, M. & Abdolahzade, Sh. & Maerefat, M., 2020. "Thermal efficiency enhancement of direct absorption parabolic trough solar collector (DAPTSC) by using nanofluid and metal foam," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 192(C).
    12. Xie, Guo & Sun, Licheng & Mo, Zhengyu & Liu, Hongtao & Du, Min, 2016. "Conceptual design and experimental investigation involving a modular desalination system composed of arrayed tubular solar stills," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 179(C), pages 972-984.
    13. Mohamed, A.S.A. & Ahmed, M. Salem & Shahdy, Abanob.G., 2020. "Theoretical and experimental study of a seawater desalination system based on humidification-dehumidification technique," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 152(C), pages 823-834.
    14. Sharshir, S.W. & Elsheikh, A.H. & Peng, Guilong & Yang, Nuo & El-Samadony, M.O.A. & Kabeel, A.E., 2017. "Thermal performance and exergy analysis of solar stills – A review," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 521-544.
    15. Zhou, Ran & Wang, Ruilin & Xing, Chenjian & Sun, Jian & Guo, Yafei & Li, Weiling & Qu, Wanjun & Hong, Hui & Zhao, Chuanwen, 2022. "Design and analysis of a compact solar concentrator tracking via the refraction of the rotating prism," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 251(C).
    16. Chang, Zehui & Zheng, Hongfei & Yang, Yingjun & Su, Yuehong & Duan, Zhanchun, 2014. "Experimental investigation of a novel multi-effect solar desalination system based on humidification–dehumidification process," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 253-259.
    17. Karimi Estahbanati, M.R. & Ahsan, Amimul & Feilizadeh, Mehrzad & Jafarpur, Khosrow & Ashrafmansouri, Seyedeh-Saba & Feilizadeh, Mansoor, 2016. "Theoretical and experimental investigation on internal reflectors in a single-slope solar still," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 165(C), pages 537-547.
    18. Chen, Yih-Hang & Li, Yu-Wei & Chang, Hsuan, 2012. "Optimal design and control of solar driven air gap membrane distillation desalination systems," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 100(C), pages 193-204.
    19. Sarbatly, Rosalam & Chiam, Chel-Ken, 2013. "Evaluation of geothermal energy in desalination by vacuum membrane distillation," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 737-746.
    20. Mousa, Hasan & Gujarathi, Ashish M., 2016. "Modeling and analysis the productivity of solar desalination units with phase change materials," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 225-232.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:rensus:v:24:y:2013:i:c:p:406-417. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600126/description#description .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.