Simulation of a Condenser Component of a Thermal System Driven by Solar Energy for Seawater

William Quitiaquez, Elizabeth Suquillo-Gómez, Jorge Marcalla, Fernando Toapanta-Ramos

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Abstract

Due to the population increase, the natural resources have been affected in a considerable percentage. This causes the scarcity of freshwater in several regions of the world, whereby different hybrid systems are analyzed that allow obtaining the highest efficiency in brackish water desalination. For this study, authors chose to use for the multistage flash distillation system (MSF) which makes up a large fragment of desalination capacity a worldwide. This one works powered by solar energy and takes full advantage of the hot steam that comes out of the turbine to be able to desalinate. In order to understand and know the condensation process, the ANSYS software is used to simulate a helical condenser with a sixteen-spiral coil, through which brine enters at a temperature of 26 °C, at 1 MPa of pressure, achieving an outlet temperature of 114.1 °C, which is why it is defined that under certain operating conditions the desalination of water can be much faster.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCommunication, Smart Technologies and Innovation for Society - Proceedings of CITIS 2021
EditorsÁlvaro Rocha, Paulo Carlos López-López, Juan Pablo Salgado-Guerrero
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages65-74
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789811641251
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event7th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2021 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 26 May 202128 May 2021

Publication series

NameSmart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
Volume252
ISSN (Print)2190-3018
ISSN (Electronic)2190-3026

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Science, Technology and Innovation for Society, CITIS 2021
CityVirtual, Online
Period26/05/2128/05/21

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Authors would like to thank to the Renewable Energies and Mechanical Implementation of SMEs Research Group (GIERIMP), Universidad Politécnica Salesiana.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

Keywords

  • CFD simulation
  • Helical condenser
  • MSF technology

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