Dynamic simulation of solar-powered desalination with integrated photovoltaic/thermal collectors and membrane distillation

Remlaoui, Ahmed; Nehari, Driss; Kada, Benhanifia; Panchal, Hitech; Al-Farhany, Khaled; Al-Dawody, Mohamed

doi:10.30772/qjes.2024.151057.1275

	Dynamic simulation of solar-powered desalination with integrated photovoltaic/thermal collectors and membrane distillation
Al-Qadisiyah Journal for Engineering Sciences
Article 15, Volume 17, Issue 4, December 2024, Pages 445-456 PDF (1.32 M)
Document Type: Research Paper
DOI: 10.30772/qjes.2024.151057.1275
Authors
Ahmed Remlaoui^* ¹; Driss Nehari¹; Benhanifia Kada²; Hitech Panchal³; Khaled Al-Farhany⁴; Mohamed Al-Dawody⁴
¹Applied Hydrology and Environment Laboratory, University of Ain Témouchent - BELHADJ Bouchaib, 46000 Ain-Témouchent, Algeria
²Laboratory of Energy in Arid Region (ENERGARID), Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Tahri Mohamed Bechar, Bechar 08000, Algeria
³Mechanical Engineering Department, Government Engineering College Patan, Gujarat, India
⁴Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Al-Qadisiyah, Ad-Diwaniyah, 58001, Iraq
Abstract
This study describes a computational model that simulates the behaviour of a solar-powered desalination system. The model incorporates photovoltaic/thermal (PVT) collectors and direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). A novel DCMD unit model was established and verified using existing data from the literature and the model was incorporated into the TRNSYS library. The effect of feed water mass flow rate and temperature on production was investigated through a parametric analysis. The PVT-DCMD system was modeled, analyzed, and dynamically simulated for the month of June in Algeria using TRNSYS software. Results show that the PVT collector's outlet solar fluid temperature ranges from 20 °C to 85 °C, providing 5000 kJ/hr of useful energy for seawater desalination through a heat exchanger. Meanwhile, the auxiliary heater utilizes around 10,000 kJ/hr of solar energy. The simulation demonstrates the feasibility and effectiveness of using PVT collectors with a DCMD system for seawater desalination, achieving a distillate production rate of approximately 12 L/hr.m2 of membrane.
Keywords
Solar desalination; Photovoltaic/thermal collector; Direct contact membrane distillation dynamic Simulation; TRNSYS; Distillate production

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