Thermo-economic and design analysis of a solar thermal power combined with anaerobic biogas for the air gap membrane distillation process

AL-Arfi, Ismail; Shboul, Bashar; Poggio, Davide; Ingham, D.B.; Ma, Lin; Hughes, Kevin J.; Pourkashanian, Mohamed

doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2022.115407

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“…In order to verify the accuracy of the three-step method of the preliminary screening strategy, 10 candidate working fluids were selected using the preliminary screening strategy at an evaporation temperature of 180 ℃, as shown in Figure 10. Toluene was finally determined as the most optimal working fluid through the three-step preliminary screening strategy, and the screening result is consistent with that from the literature [33]. Therefore, it can be shown that the working fluid obtained through the screening strategy can be well used in an ORC.…”

Section: Quantum Chemical Analysissupporting

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Research on screening strategy of Organic Rankine Cycle working fluids based on quantum chemistry

Wang,

Yang,

Xia

et al. 2024

Clean Energy Sci. Technol.

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The screening of working fluids is one of the key components in the study of power generation systems utilizing low-temperature waste heat. However, the variety of working fluids and their complex composition increase the difficulty of screening working fluids. In this study, a screening strategy for working fluids was developed from the perspective of the thermodynamic physical properties of working fluids. A comparative ideal gas heat capacity via the reduced ideal gas heat capacity factor (RCF) was proposed to characterize the dry and wet properties of working fluids, where RCF > 1 indicated a dry working fluid and RCF < 1 indicated a wet working fluid. A three-step screening strategy was developed for working fluid screening for organic Rankine cycles (ORCs). The strategy comprised basic physical property analysis of working fluids, research on dry and wet properties, and quantum chemical analysis. By comparing the RCF calculation result of 23 selected working fluid with values from the literature, the relative deviations of the data were less than 6.64% overall, indicating that the calculation result of the RCFs is reliable. The selection strategy explains the mechanism of working fluid selection in ORC systems from both micro- and macro-perspectives, laying a foundation for the study of structure-activity relationships in working fluids for ORCs.

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Section: Quantum Chemical Analysissupporting

confidence: 77%

Research on screening strategy of Organic Rankine Cycle working fluids based on quantum chemistry

Wang,

Yang,

Xia

et al. 2024

Clean Energy Sci. Technol.

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“…Desalination of seawater, brackish water, or industrial wastewater is an effective strategy to address this crisis and has drawn considerable attention . Currently, mature water desalination technologies such as the reverse osmosis process, , thermal distillation, , and chemical filtration − , have been used to produce fresh water mostly in the economically developed coastal areas. Traditional desalination is something of a controversial technology.…”

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Cost-Effective and Scalable Solar Interface Evaporators Derived from Industry Waste for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

He,

Liu,

Gou

et al. 2024

Langmuir

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Interfacial solar steam generation for sustainable and eco-friendly desalination and wastewater treatment has attracted much attention. However, costly raw materials and complex preparation processes pose constant challenges to its wide promotion. Herein, a novel, cost-effective, and scalable strategy is presented for preparing solar interface evaporators using industrial waste as a raw material. Modified polyethylene foam evaporators (M-EPEs) are simply prepared by drilling and then hydrophilic modification of industrial waste (EPE-1). M-EPEs not only retain the strong mechanical properties and thermal insulating properties (0.047 W·m–1·K–1) of EPE-1 but also exhibit superhydrophilicity and strong light absorption (over 90%). M-EPEs achieve a high evaporation rate of 1.497 kg·m–2·h–1 and photothermal efficiency of up to 93.8% under 1 kW·m–2 solar illumination. Moreover, it has excellent stability and salt tolerance. Our work addresses the environmental issues of recycling polyethylene waste and provides a facile and efficient strategy for designing low-cost, large-scale solar interface evaporators for desalination.

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The Role of Biomethane in Reaching Net Carbon Zero

Cansdale¹,

Forrester²,

Innard³

et al. 2023

A Sustainable Green Future

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Thermo-economic and design analysis of a solar thermal power combined with anaerobic biogas for the air gap membrane distillation process

Cited by 14 publications

References 48 publications

Research on screening strategy of Organic Rankine Cycle working fluids based on quantum chemistry

Research on screening strategy of Organic Rankine Cycle working fluids based on quantum chemistry

Cost-Effective and Scalable Solar Interface Evaporators Derived from Industry Waste for Efficient Solar Steam Generation

The Role of Biomethane in Reaching Net Carbon Zero

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