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Simplified mathematical modelling for a solar humidification compression desalination system
Author(s) -
Ghalavand Younes
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
water and environment journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1747-6593
pISSN - 1747-6585
DOI - 10.1111/wej.12251
Subject(s) - desalination , solar desalination , mathematical model , water desalination , compression (physics) , environmental science , experimental data , process engineering , engineering , thermodynamics , mathematics , chemistry , physics , statistics , biochemistry , membrane
The performance of a solar humidification‐dehumidification desalination where dehumidification is carried out by compression is studied. The mathematical models are developed to assess the effect of operating condition on desalination system. Two models are developed for solar heater and humidifier tower and after solving the models, the obtained results are compared with the experimental data for model verification. The results indicate a good conformity between the model and experimental data. There exist a 1.9–13.3% error between experimental data and modelling. The lowest error is assigned to water temperature in the humidifier and the highest to air temperature in the solar heater.