Solar assisted heat pump desalination system

This paper describes a novel system of solar assisted heat pump desalination. A single effect desalination unit has been designed and fabricated, and it is connected to an existing solar assisted heat pump. The system consists of a compressor, condenser, evaporator, solar evaporator-collector, des...

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Main Authors: Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Dey, P K, Sufian, Diab, Chang, Y C
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Language:English
Published: ELSEVIER 2004
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author Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam
Dey, P K
Sufian, Diab
Chang, Y C
author_facet Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam
Dey, P K
Sufian, Diab
Chang, Y C
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description This paper describes a novel system of solar assisted heat pump desalination. A single effect desalination unit has been designed and fabricated, and it is connected to an existing solar assisted heat pump. The system consists of a compressor, condenser, evaporator, solar evaporator-collector, desalination chamber, feed tank, vacuum pump and distillate collection unit. A vacuum pump is connected to the desalination chamber. A spray nozzle has been used to generate droplets of feed water in the desalination unit. The feed water has been preheated before being sprayed by the nozzle. The desalination unit incorporates both falling film evaporation and flash distillation concepts.A series of experiment has been conducted on the system under different operating and meteorological conditions of Singapore. The effects of feed temperature and flashing have been investigated. The performance ratio and the coefficient of performance (COP) have been evaluated. The performance ratio (PR) obtained from the experiments ranges from 0.77 to 1.15 and COP of the system was found to vary between 5.0 and 7.0.
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spelling iium-228212013-06-06T12:37:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22821/ Solar assisted heat pump desalination system Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam Dey, P K Sufian, Diab Chang, Y C TJ807 Renewable energy sources This paper describes a novel system of solar assisted heat pump desalination. A single effect desalination unit has been designed and fabricated, and it is connected to an existing solar assisted heat pump. The system consists of a compressor, condenser, evaporator, solar evaporator-collector, desalination chamber, feed tank, vacuum pump and distillate collection unit. A vacuum pump is connected to the desalination chamber. A spray nozzle has been used to generate droplets of feed water in the desalination unit. The feed water has been preheated before being sprayed by the nozzle. The desalination unit incorporates both falling film evaporation and flash distillation concepts.A series of experiment has been conducted on the system under different operating and meteorological conditions of Singapore. The effects of feed temperature and flashing have been investigated. The performance ratio and the coefficient of performance (COP) have been evaluated. The performance ratio (PR) obtained from the experiments ranges from 0.77 to 1.15 and COP of the system was found to vary between 5.0 and 7.0. ELSEVIER 2004-08 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22821/1/Hawlader_Solar_Des_2004.pdf Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam and Dey, P K and Sufian, Diab and Chang, Y C (2004) Solar assisted heat pump desalination system. Desalination, 168 (1-3). pp. 49-54. ISSN 0011-9164
spellingShingle TJ807 Renewable energy sources
Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam
Dey, P K
Sufian, Diab
Chang, Y C
Solar assisted heat pump desalination system
title Solar assisted heat pump desalination system
title_full Solar assisted heat pump desalination system
title_fullStr Solar assisted heat pump desalination system
title_full_unstemmed Solar assisted heat pump desalination system
title_short Solar assisted heat pump desalination system
title_sort solar assisted heat pump desalination system
topic TJ807 Renewable energy sources
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/22821/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/22821/1/Hawlader_Solar_Des_2004.pdf