Integration of solar chimney with desalination for sustainable water production: A thermodynamic assessment

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering

Yusuf Bicer¹  Carlos Méndez² 

[1] Division of Sustainable Development (DSD), College of Science and Engineering (CSE), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), Qatar Foundation, Education City, Doha, Qatar;Corresponding author.;

关键词: Solar chimney;    Solar updraft tower;    Desalination;    Energy;    Exergy;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study analyzes the feasibility of implementing an integrated system for electricity and freshwater production, focusing on solar chimney technology as its main pillar. A preliminary study based on literature is carried out to analyze electrical generation and the heat transfer to the storage system of the solar chimney. In addition, a seawater thermal desalination is incorporated with the idea to increase the overall efficiency of the solar chimney. Furthermore, in order to address electricity and freshwater demand without interruption, a hydro-storage system with a water turbine is integrated. As a result, implementing an integrated system with a solar chimney as its main source of energy, the overall energy efficiency is obtained to be 8.4%, which is substantially higher than a single solar chimney.

【 授权许可】

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