A New Targeting Method for Combined Heat, Power and Desalinated Water Production in Total Site

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hasan Khoshgoftar Manesh ◽  
Hooman Ghalami ◽  
Sajad Khamis Abadi ◽  
Majid Amidpour ◽  
Mohammad Hosein Hamedi
Keyword(s):  
Heat Source ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Cooling Water ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Utility Systems ◽  
Utility System ◽  
Multiple Effect Distillation ◽  
Low Grade Heat

Low-grade heat is available in large amounts across process industry from temperatures of 30 °C to 250 °C as gases (e.g. flue gas) and/or liquids (e.g. cooling water). Various technologies are available for generating, distributing, utilizing and disposing of low grade energy. Also, conventional desalination technologies are energy intensive and if the required energy hails from fossil fuel source, then the freshwater production will contribute to carbon dioxide emission and consequently global warming. In this regard, low grade heat source can be very useful to provide energy to the heat sink by upgrading low-grade energy (e.g. low pressure steam). The upgrade of low grade heat can be carried out by desalination technologies by recovering waste heat from various sources. The steam network of site utility system has a suitable potential for production of low grade heat. Estimation of cogeneration potential prior to the design of the central utility system for site utility systems, is vital to set targets on site fuel demand as well as heat and power production. So, a new cogeneration targeting model has been developed for integration of steam desalination systems and site utility of process plant. The new procedure to find optimal integration has been proposed based on new cogeneration targeting. In this paper, evaluation of coupling different desalination systems which includes multi-stage flash (MSF), multiple effect distillation (MED), membrane reverse osmosis (RO), and hybrid (MSF/MED-RO) to steam network of site utility system with have been considered. The integration of desalination systems to a low grade heat source has been performed using proposed cogeneration targeting method. In addition, a modified Site Utility Grand Composite Curve (SUGCC) diagram is proposed and compared to the original SUGCC. A steam network of process utility system has been considered as a case study.

scholarly journals Cool Steam Method for Desalinating Seawater

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 2385
Author(s):  
Pedro Arnau ◽  
Naeria Navarro ◽  
Javier Soraluce ◽  
Jose Martínez-Iglesias ◽  
Jorge Illas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Latent Heat ◽  
Heat Sink ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Heat Sources ◽  
Working Pressure ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Heat Of Evaporation ◽  
Low Grade Heat

Cool steam is an innovative distillation technology based on low-temperature thermal distillation (LTTD), which allows obtaining fresh water from non-safe water sources with substantially low energy consumption. LTTD consists of distilling at low temperatures by lowering the working pressure and making the most of low-grade heat sources (either natural or artificial) to evaporate water and then condensate it at a cooler heat sink. To perform the process, an external heat source is needed that provides the latent heat of evaporation and a temperature gradient to maintain the distillation cycle. Depending on the available temperature gradient, several stages can be implemented, leading to a multi-stage device. The cool steam device can thus be single or multi-stage, being raw water fed to every stage from the top and evaporated in contact with the warmer surface within the said stage. Acting as a heat carrier, the water vapor travels to the cooler surface and condensates in contact with it. The latent heat of condensation is then conducted through the conductive wall to the next stage. Net heat flux is then established from the heat source until the heat sink, allowing distilling water inside every parallel stage.

Performance Study of Waste Heat Driven Pressurized Adsorption Chiller

2013 ◽  
Vol 315 ◽  
pp. 380-384
Author(s):  
Khairul Habib
Keyword(s):  
Heat Source ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Cooling Capacity ◽  
Coefficient Of Performance ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Performance Study ◽  
Adsorption Chiller ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Low Grade Heat ◽  
Adsorption Desorption

This article presents a transient modeling and performance of a waste heat driven pressurized adsorption chiller. This innovative adsorption chiller employs pitch based activated carbon of type Maxsorb III as adsorbent and R507A as refrigerant as adsorbent-refrigerant pair. This chiller utilizes low-grade heat source to power the cycle. A parametric study has been presented where the effects of adsorption/desorption cycle time, switching time and regeneration temperature on the performance are reported in terms of cooling capacity and coefficient of performance (COP). Results indicate that the adsorption chiller is feasible even when low-temperature heat source is available.

scholarly journals Low-grade waste heat driven desalination technology

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. A02 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Christ ◽  
Xiaolin Wang ◽  
Klaus Regenauer-Lieb ◽  
Hui Tong Chua
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Dioxide ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emission ◽  
Expected Improvement ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Low Emission ◽  
Process Plants ◽  
Desalination Technology ◽  
Low Grade Heat

Low-grade heat driven multi-effect distillation (MED) desalination is a very promising environmentally friendly, low emission technology. Many countries, such as Australia, are water short and conventional desalination technology is energy intensive. If a primary fossil fuel source is used, then desalination will significantly contribute to carbon dioxide emission. Low-grade waste heat from process plants and power plants generate minimal additional carbon dioxide. This source of energy is typically abundant at a temperature around 65–90 °C, which dovetails with MED technology. In this paper, we report on a new MED technology that couples perfectly with low grade waste heat to give at least a 25% freshwater yield improvement compared with conventional MED design. Typical applications and their expected improvement will also be reported.

An Experimental Study of Adsorption Cooling System by Using Low Grade Heat Source

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. M. Elgohary ◽  
H. M. Soliman ◽  
A. M. Soliman ◽  
H. H. Gouda ◽  
S.P. Chowdhury
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Heat Source ◽  
Cooling System ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Adsorption Cooling System ◽  
Low Grade Heat
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