Thermoeconomic analysis of a low-temperature multi-effect thermal desalination system coupled with an absorption heat pump

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 3878-3887

  Wang, Yongqing ^a   Lior, Noam ^b  

^a JIMEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption heat pumps; Economic performance; Ejector heat pumps; Multi effect evaporation water desalination; Thermodynamic performance; Water desalination

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DESALINATION; EJECTORS (PUMPS); HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MIXED CONVECTION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; PUMPS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMAL EVAPORATION; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER FILTRATION;

ABSORPTION HEAT PUMPS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; MULTI-EFFECT EVAPORATION WATER DESALINATION; THERMODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE; WATER DESALINATION;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION; DESALINATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EVAPORATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PUMP; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79958132626     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.028     Document Type: Article

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