期刊
DESALINATION
卷 525, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115474
关键词
Cross-comparison; Multi-Effect Distillation; Reverse Osmosis; Energy consumption; Desalination modeling
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [DE-EE0008402]
Choosing a suitable desalination method aided by computational modeling can save energy and reduce operational expenses. This study developed metamodels for six desalination methods and validated their performance. The framework is ready for deployment in case studies of actual desalination plants.
There is an opportunity to save energy and reduce operational expenses when choosing a suitable desalination method aided by computational modeling. Existing models are not conducive to generalized comparisons between different desalination methods. Therefore, this study developed metamodels for six desalination methods, grouped them into thermal and molecular transport families, and validated their predictive performance within 9% difference from published data. This validated framework allowed comparisons of desalination methods at their prescribed ranges of operational conditions that they were designed for. These conditions specify feed salinity ranges of 1.6 to 2.4 g/kg for Capacitive Deionization and Reverse Osmosis (RO), 2.8 to 4.2 g/kg for Electrodialysis, 28 to 42 g/kg for Thermovapor Compression and Humidification-Dehumidification, and 37 to 55 g/kg for Multi-Effect Distillation (MED). Despite different operational conditions, all models exhibit non-linear, positive correlation between energy consumption and system size in response to feed salinity and production rate. The framework is also employed in a cross-comparative analysis between MED and RO whose results suggest that energy intensity for MED is an order of magnitude greater than RO for the same operational conditions, but actual operational costs are comparable. Overall, the framework is ready for deployment in case studies of actual desalination plants.
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