Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system

This thesis delves into the thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analysis of a multigeneration system that utilizes solar and geothermal energy to generate electricity, cooling, heating, hydrogen, and fresh water. The system's design comprises a solar collector, geothermal energy, an organic Rankin...

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Main Authors: Eman Shakir Hussein Hussein, Iraj Mirzaee, Samrand Rash-Ahmadi, Morteza Khalilian
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:International Journal of Thermofluids
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202725001296
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author Eman Shakir Hussein Hussein
Iraj Mirzaee
Samrand Rash-Ahmadi
Morteza Khalilian
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Iraj Mirzaee
Samrand Rash-Ahmadi
Morteza Khalilian
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description This thesis delves into the thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analysis of a multigeneration system that utilizes solar and geothermal energy to generate electricity, cooling, heating, hydrogen, and fresh water. The system's design comprises a solar collector, geothermal energy, an organic Rankine cycle, a double-effect lithium-bromide absorption refrigeration cycle, a domestic water heater, a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer, and a reverse osmosis desalination unit. Therminol VP1 nanofluid mixed with AL2O3 is utilized in the solar collector. The EES software was used to perform all the analyses. The research is centered on factors such as the concentration of nanoparticle volume, the temperature at the inlet of the solar collector, solar radiation, and the figure of merit of TEG. A comparison of PTC, ETC collectors indicates that the PTC collector demonstrates superior performance. The utilization of the PTC collector resulted in system energy and exergy efficiencies of 22.39 % and 15.11 %, respectively. Additionally, integrating the TEG unit will lead to a 50 % increase in power production by the system. In addition, the system can generate 56.6 kilograms of hydrogen per day and 1.47 kilograms of freshwater per second.
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spelling doaj-art-fe95d9b2abf746f4a494e6bb52caeffd2025-08-20T03:44:27ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Thermofluids2666-20272025-05-012710118210.1016/j.ijft.2025.101182Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration systemEman Shakir Hussein Hussein0Iraj Mirzaee1Samrand Rash-Ahmadi2Morteza Khalilian3Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, IranCorresponding author.; Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, IranMechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, IranMechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty, Urmia University, Urmia, IranThis thesis delves into the thermodynamic and exergoeconomic analysis of a multigeneration system that utilizes solar and geothermal energy to generate electricity, cooling, heating, hydrogen, and fresh water. The system's design comprises a solar collector, geothermal energy, an organic Rankine cycle, a double-effect lithium-bromide absorption refrigeration cycle, a domestic water heater, a proton exchange membrane electrolyzer, and a reverse osmosis desalination unit. Therminol VP1 nanofluid mixed with AL2O3 is utilized in the solar collector. The EES software was used to perform all the analyses. The research is centered on factors such as the concentration of nanoparticle volume, the temperature at the inlet of the solar collector, solar radiation, and the figure of merit of TEG. A comparison of PTC, ETC collectors indicates that the PTC collector demonstrates superior performance. The utilization of the PTC collector resulted in system energy and exergy efficiencies of 22.39 % and 15.11 %, respectively. Additionally, integrating the TEG unit will lead to a 50 % increase in power production by the system. In addition, the system can generate 56.6 kilograms of hydrogen per day and 1.47 kilograms of freshwater per second.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202725001296PTC collectorETC collectorMultigeneration systemExergoeconomic analysisHydrogenFreshwater
spellingShingle Eman Shakir Hussein Hussein
Iraj Mirzaee
Samrand Rash-Ahmadi
Morteza Khalilian
Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
International Journal of Thermofluids
PTC collector
ETC collector
Multigeneration system
Exergoeconomic analysis
Hydrogen
Freshwater
title Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
title_full Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
title_fullStr Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
title_full_unstemmed Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
title_short Thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
title_sort thermodynamic and thermoeconomic aspects of utilizing two distinct solar collectors in a multigeneration system
topic PTC collector
ETC collector
Multigeneration system
Exergoeconomic analysis
Hydrogen
Freshwater
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666202725001296
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