Desalination with a solar-assisted heat pump, an economic optimization

• Main Authors: Amin, Zakaria Mohd., Maswood, Ali. I., Hawlader, Mohammad Nurul Alam, Al-Ammar, Essam, Orfi , Jamel, Al-Ansari, Hani
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc 2013
• Subjects: T175 Industrial research. Research and development
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/26736/1/Zakaria_-_Maswood_et_alISJ_913_Final.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/26736/7/hawlader_06189729.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/26736/

The Solar Assisted Heat Pump (SAHP) desalination, based on the Rankin cycle operates in low temperature and utilizes both solar and ambient energy. An experimental SAHP desalination system has been constructed at the National University of Singapore (NUS). The system consisted of two main secti...