1. Investigation of direct contact membrane distillation coupling with a concentrated photovoltaic solar system
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Abhijit Date, Sohel Rana, Andrew Krnac, Miguel Araiz, Jason Velardo, Universidad Pública de Navarra. Departamento de Ingeniería, and Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa. Ingeniaritza Saila
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Solar System ,Concentrated photovoltaic solar system ,Materials science ,business.industry ,020209 energy ,02 engineering and technology ,Membrane distillation ,Heat ,Power (physics) ,Direct contact membrane distillation ,Coupling (electronics) ,020401 chemical engineering ,Mass transfer ,0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ,Optoelectronics ,Concentrated photovoltaics ,0204 chemical engineering ,business - Abstract
Trabajo presentado a la 2nd International Conference on Energy and Power, ICEP2018. 2018, Australia The scarcity of fresh water amongst a growing population is an impending global issue, which must be addressed by utilizing renewable energy sources. A Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) and Direct Contact Membrane Distillation (DCMD) hybrid system is a viable solution to address water shortage in arid and rural areas. The objective is to determine the feasibility of the combination of a DCMD and CPV system, demonstrate fresh water production utilizing the DCMD method and increase total CPV system efficiency. An experimental setup has been designed and built, and the results indicate a mass flux of 7.096 L/m2.h is achievable with a Polytetrafluoroethylene Membrane area of 0.0491 m2, salinity concentration of 1±0.1 % and a membrane temperature difference of 18.82 °C.
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- 2019