Modeling solar desalination with reverse osmosis (RO) powered by concentrating solar power (CSP) plan
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2019-11-10
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جامعة الوادي - university of el oued
Abstract
This article deals with the desalination of seawater and brackish water, which can
deal with the problem of water scarcity that threatens certain countries in the world; it is now
possible to meet the demand for drinking water. Currently, among the various desalination
processes, the reverse osmosis technique is the most used. Electrical energy consumption is
the most attractive factor in the cost of operating seawater by reverse osmosis in desalination
plants. Desalination of water by solar energy can be considered as a very important
drinking water alternative. For determining the electrical energy consumption of a single
reverse osmosis module, we used the System Advisor Model (SAM) to determine the
technical characteristics and costs of a parabolic cylindrical installation and Reverse
Osmosis System Analysis (ROSA) to obtain the electrical power of a single reverse osmosis
module. The electrical power of a single module is 4101 KW; this is consistent with the
manufacturer's data that this power must be between 3900 kW and 4300 KW. Thus, the energy
consumption of the system is 4.92 KWh/m3.Thermal power produced by the solar cylindroparabolic
field during the month of May has the maximum that is 208MWth, and the minimum
value during the month of April, which equals 6 MWth. Electrical power produced by the plant
varied between 47MWe, and 23.8MWe. The maximum energy was generated during the month of
July (1900 MWh) with the maximum energy stored (118 MWh).
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System Advisor Model (SAM), Reverse Osmosis System Analysis (ROSA), Rankine cycle, parabolic trough power
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Remlaoui, Ahmed. Hammou, Soumia. Bent Abdelkader ,Nafissa. Driss Nehari. Modeling solar desalination with reverse osmosis (RO) powered by concentrating solar power (CSP) plan. International Journal of Energetica. Vo4. No 02.10/11/2019.faculty of technology. university of el oued. [visited in ../../….]. available from [copy the link here]