Thermodynamic analysis of humidification dehumidification desalination cycles

Humidification-dehumidification desalination (HDH) is a promising technology for small-scale water production applications. There are several embodiments of this technology which have been investigated by researchers around the world. However, from a previous literature [1], we have found that no st...

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Main Authors: Narayan, G. Prakash (Contributor), Sharqawy, Mostafa H. (Contributor), Lienhard, John H. (Contributor), Zubair, Syed M. (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Desalination Publications, 2012-02-22T17:04:10Z.
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520 |a Humidification-dehumidification desalination (HDH) is a promising technology for small-scale water production applications. There are several embodiments of this technology which have been investigated by researchers around the world. However, from a previous literature [1], we have found that no study carried out a detailed thermodynamic analysis in order to improve and/ or optimize the system performance. In this paper, we analyze the thermodynamic performance of various HDH cycles by way of a theoretical cycle analysis. In addition, we propose novel high performance variations on those cycles. These high-performance cycles include multi-extraction, multi-pressure and thermal vapor compression cycles. It is predicted that the systems based on these novel cycles will have gained output ratio in excess of 5 and will outperform existing HDH systems. 
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520 |a Center for Clean Water and Clean Energy at MIT and KFUPM 
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