Performance evaluation and economic assessment of a gas power plant with solar and desalination integrated systems

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Hoseinzadeh, Siamak
Ghasemiasl, R.
Javadi, M.A.
Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus)

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Desalination Publications

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In this study, a new configuration of a cogeneration system of electricity and freshwater in integration with solar collector has been thoroughly investigated. A gas power plant is modeled thermodynamically. The results of this modeling are compared with the actual data of a power plant to verify the simulation. Subsequently, by placing multi-effect desalination with thermal vapor compression and solar collectors, the functions including energy and exergy efficiencies and carbon dioxide emissions of the power plant have been studied. By applying the desalinating cycle and solar collectors, the energy efficiency of this power plant is increased from 35% to 46% and the exergy efficiency from 37% to 48%. This configuration of the cogeneration system with linear solar collectors produces 16.479 m3 of fresh water per day while reducing the CO2 emissions by 37,216 tons/d.

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Thermal desalination, Exergy, Energy, Gas turbine, Cogeneration system, Linear solar collector

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Hoseinzadeh, S., Ghasemiasl, R., Javadi, M.A. et al. 2020, 'Performance evaluation and economic assessment of a gas power plant with solar and desalination integrated systems', Desalination and Water Treatment, vol. 174, pp. 11-25.