Solar Desalination System Design for Irrigation/Drinking Water and Electricity Generation in Desert or Arid Areas

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has started a conceptual design of a small-sized HTGR for steam supply and electricity generation (HTR50S) to deploy the high temperature gas cooled reactor (HTGR) in developing countries at an early date (i.e., in the 2030s). Its reactor power is 50MWt and the reactor outlet temperature is 750°C. It is a first-of-kind of the commercial plant or a demonstration plant of a small-sized HTGR system for steam supply to the industries and the district heating, and electricity generation using a steam turbine. The design philosophy of the HTR50S is to upgrade the performance from the Japanese first HTGR (HTTR) and to reduce the cost for the commercialization by utilizing the knowledge obtained by the HTTR operation and the design of an advanced commercial plant of 600 MWt-class Very High Temperature Reactor (GTHTR300 series). The major specifications of the HTR50S were determined based on its design philosophy. And the targets of the technology demonstration using the HTR50S for the future commercial small-sized HTGR were identified. The system design of HTR50S was performed to offer the capability of electricity generation, cogeneration of electricity and steam for a district heating and industries. The market potential for the small-sized HTGR in the developing countries was evaluated for the application of the electricity, process heat, district heating and pure water production. It was confirmed that there is enough market potential for the small-sized HTGR in the developing countries. This paper described the major specification and system design of the HTR50S and the market potential for the small-sized HTGR in the developing countries.

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Flexible graphene oxide/mixed cellulose ester films for electricity generation and solar desalination

Applied Thermal Engineering ◽

10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2019.114322 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 163 ◽

pp. 114322

Author(s):

Baofei Hou ◽

Denan Kong ◽

Zihe Chen ◽

Zhuoxun Shi ◽

Haiyan Cheng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Cellulose Ester ◽

Solar Desalination

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Portable solar desalination system using membrane distillation

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2012.068 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

Author(s):

S. M. Al-Zahrani ◽

F. H. Choo ◽

F. L. Tan ◽

M. Prabu

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Solar Energy ◽

Membrane Distillation ◽

Solar Pv ◽

Frame Size ◽

Emergency Situations ◽

Solar Desalination ◽

Energy Needs ◽

Solar Thermal Collectors ◽

Portable System

This paper presents the development of a portable solar desalination system using membrane distillation (MD) for processing seawater for drinking in remote areas and for emergency situations such as natural disasters. The portable system uses the vacuum MD to desalinate the seawater. Solar energy is being harvested to provide the energy input for the MD. The portable system should be scalable so that numerous systems can be deployed in case of emergency. The system is self-contained and draws all its energy needs from solar energy. A combination of solar PV and solar thermal collectors are being exploited to harness the energy from the sun to power the portable system. The development work focuses on the engineering design of the MD system to optimize the water production within a given frame size for portability and energy availability. The challenge lies in the engineering of an efficient self-contained system that is reliable and ease of maintenance that will provide drinking water for all where clean drinking water is not readily available.

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Issues and Implications of Carbon-Abatement Discounting and Pricing for Drinking Water System Design in Canada

Water Resources Management ◽

10.1007/s11269-011-9900-4 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (1) ◽

pp. 43-61 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Stephanie P. MacLeod ◽

Yves R. Filion

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

System Design ◽

Water System ◽

Carbon Abatement ◽

Drinking Water System

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The TEVA-SPOT Toolkit for Drinking Water Contaminant Warning System Design

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2008 ◽

10.1061/40976(316)513 ◽

2008 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

William E. Hart ◽

Jonathan W. Berry ◽

Erik G. Boman ◽

Regan Murray ◽

Cynthia A. Phillips ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

System Design ◽

Warning System ◽

Water Contaminant

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Building integrated photovoltaics - technology status

Thermal Science ◽

10.2298/tsci200929342s ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 342-342

Author(s):

Ljubisav Stamenic ◽

Christof Erban

Keyword(s):

System Design ◽

Electricity Generation ◽

Simulation Tools ◽

Know How ◽

Building Integrated Photovoltaics ◽

High Level ◽

Building Physics ◽

Design And Manufacture ◽

High Degree ◽

System Designs

BIPV modules provide a high degree of design possibilities and additional functionalities in combination with the plain electricity generation well known for standard photovoltaic installations. Consequently, the specialized know-how to understand BIPV, properly design and manufacture them requires much more than the electrical knowledge developed and applied in standard photovoltaic systems. Expertise of building physics and building regulations are also required on a high level. As BIPV modules are usually custom designed, typical electrical design and simulation tools cannot be used without modifications, while deeper insight of complex shading influences and specialized overall system design are advantageous. Authors of this publication were involved in well over 1000 BIPV system designs and developments, and their experiences are shared. Recurring questions, issues and mistakes of various BIPV projects are touched, whereas special emphasis is provided on BIPV engineering procedures, system design complexity, as well as shading issues and differentiation of shading according to their origin.

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