Thermodynamical research of using solar energy for desalination of seawater
Abstract
Many regions of the world face the problem of saline water. Water desalination processes, which require significant energy consumption, are a common solution to produce drinking water. This study evaluated the influence of the following process operational parameters on the energy consumption of seawater reverse osmosis systems: water salinity, permeate recovery ratio, membrane performance, and feed water temperature. Optimal operational conditions for the theoretical minimum energy consumption were determined with experiments by varying water qualities and operational parameters. In order to further reduce energy consumption a reverse osmosis system was integrated with a photovoltaic solar system and a pilot photovoltaic reverse osmosis system was built and tested The results obtained from this study indicated that even though a solar photovoltaic system incurs a huge initial capital investment, it will yield significant benefits in the long run of the reverse osmosis operational peri...od
Keywords:
solar photovoltaic / reverse osmosis / energy cost saving / desalinationSource:
Thermal Science, 2015, 19, 5, 1709-1721Publisher:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd
Funding / projects:
- Geochemical investigations of sedimentary rocks - fossil fuels and environmental pollutants (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-176006)
DOI: 10.2298/TSCI141220074A
ISSN: 0354-9836
WoS: 000365933200020
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84952642122
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Mašinski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Arsović, Marjan AU - Topić, Radivoje M. AU - Komatina, Mirko AU - Gojak, Milan PY - 2015 UR - https://machinery.mas.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2211 AB - Many regions of the world face the problem of saline water. Water desalination processes, which require significant energy consumption, are a common solution to produce drinking water. This study evaluated the influence of the following process operational parameters on the energy consumption of seawater reverse osmosis systems: water salinity, permeate recovery ratio, membrane performance, and feed water temperature. Optimal operational conditions for the theoretical minimum energy consumption were determined with experiments by varying water qualities and operational parameters. In order to further reduce energy consumption a reverse osmosis system was integrated with a photovoltaic solar system and a pilot photovoltaic reverse osmosis system was built and tested The results obtained from this study indicated that even though a solar photovoltaic system incurs a huge initial capital investment, it will yield significant benefits in the long run of the reverse osmosis operational period PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd T2 - Thermal Science T1 - Thermodynamical research of using solar energy for desalination of seawater EP - 1721 IS - 5 SP - 1709 VL - 19 DO - 10.2298/TSCI141220074A ER -
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Arsović, M., Topić, R. M., Komatina, M.,& Gojak, M.. (2015). Thermodynamical research of using solar energy for desalination of seawater. in Thermal Science Univerzitet u Beogradu - Institut za nuklearne nauke Vinča, Beograd., 19(5), 1709-1721. https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI141220074A
Arsović M, Topić RM, Komatina M, Gojak M. Thermodynamical research of using solar energy for desalination of seawater. in Thermal Science. 2015;19(5):1709-1721. doi:10.2298/TSCI141220074A .
Arsović, Marjan, Topić, Radivoje M., Komatina, Mirko, Gojak, Milan, "Thermodynamical research of using solar energy for desalination of seawater" in Thermal Science, 19, no. 5 (2015):1709-1721, https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI141220074A . .