Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors

The Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies (CSERS) has a good experience in operating and evaluating the thermal performance of small scale 5 m3/day Multi-Stage Flushing (MSF) desalination plant connected to solar pond according to the local weather conditions of Tajoura area. However, a new p...

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Main Authors: Mohammad .J.R. Abdunnabi, Abdulghani .M. Ramadan
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Center for solar Energy Research and Studies 2015-06-01
Series:Solar Energy and Sustainable Development
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Online Access:http://www.jsesd.csers.ly/index.php/en/journal-papers/24-vol-004/46-vol-004-01
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spelling doaj-8596930eae314b2c8e49ece40bb0a88c2020-11-24T21:21:42ZaraCenter for solar Energy Research and StudiesSolar Energy and Sustainable Development2411-96362414-60132015-06-0141110Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube CollectorsMohammad .J.R. Abdunnabi 0Abdulghani .M. Ramadan 1Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies, Tajoura, P.O. Box 12932 TripoliFaculty of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Al-Mergeb University, Al-KhomesThe Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies (CSERS) has a good experience in operating and evaluating the thermal performance of small scale 5 m3/day Multi-Stage Flushing (MSF) desalination plant connected to solar pond according to the local weather conditions of Tajoura area. However, a new project has been suggested to run the desalination plant with vacuum tubes solar thermal collectors utilizing available technology and experience. In this study an attempt was made to make the best use of readily available components to operate the MSF desalination unit with field of solar thermal collectors. Several configurations of collectors and tank arrangements were designed and examined through the use of simulation software, TRNSYS. The study has shown that the layout-3 (two 500 litre storage tanks each of them connected to 9x5 vacuum tube collectors) gives the best performance with an annual solar fraction over 77% at load temperature of 70 °C with flow rate of 2500 lit/hr, and over 68% at load temperature of 80 °C for working condition of 8 hours daily. The study has also shown that running the desalination plant for 24 hours a day reduces the solar fraction of the solar collector field to 25%http://www.jsesd.csers.ly/index.php/en/journal-papers/24-vol-004/46-vol-004-01MSF desalination plantfresh waterconfiguration optimisationsimulationTRNSYS
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author Mohammad .J.R. Abdunnabi
Abdulghani .M. Ramadan
spellingShingle Mohammad .J.R. Abdunnabi
Abdulghani .M. Ramadan
Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors
Solar Energy and Sustainable Development
MSF desalination plant
fresh water
configuration optimisation
simulation
TRNSYS
author_facet Mohammad .J.R. Abdunnabi
Abdulghani .M. Ramadan
author_sort Mohammad .J.R. Abdunnabi
title Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors
title_short Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors
title_full Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors
title_fullStr Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors
title_full_unstemmed Simulation Study of the Thermal Performance of MSF Desalination Unit Operating by Solar Vacuum Tube Collectors
title_sort simulation study of the thermal performance of msf desalination unit operating by solar vacuum tube collectors
publisher Center for solar Energy Research and Studies
series Solar Energy and Sustainable Development
issn 2411-9636
2414-6013
publishDate 2015-06-01
description The Center for Solar Energy Research and Studies (CSERS) has a good experience in operating and evaluating the thermal performance of small scale 5 m3/day Multi-Stage Flushing (MSF) desalination plant connected to solar pond according to the local weather conditions of Tajoura area. However, a new project has been suggested to run the desalination plant with vacuum tubes solar thermal collectors utilizing available technology and experience. In this study an attempt was made to make the best use of readily available components to operate the MSF desalination unit with field of solar thermal collectors. Several configurations of collectors and tank arrangements were designed and examined through the use of simulation software, TRNSYS. The study has shown that the layout-3 (two 500 litre storage tanks each of them connected to 9x5 vacuum tube collectors) gives the best performance with an annual solar fraction over 77% at load temperature of 70 °C with flow rate of 2500 lit/hr, and over 68% at load temperature of 80 °C for working condition of 8 hours daily. The study has also shown that running the desalination plant for 24 hours a day reduces the solar fraction of the solar collector field to 25%
topic MSF desalination plant
fresh water
configuration optimisation
simulation
TRNSYS
url http://www.jsesd.csers.ly/index.php/en/journal-papers/24-vol-004/46-vol-004-01
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