Techno-economic analysis of combined ammonia-water absorption refrigeration and desalination

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 143, Issue , 2017, Pages 493-504

  Alelyani, Sami M ^a   Fette, Nicholas W ^a   Stechel, Ellen B ^b   Doron, Pinchas ^c   Phelan, Patrick E ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AORA Solar Ltd   (Israel)

Author keywords

Ammonia water absorption refrigeration; Integrated refrigeration and desalination system; Multi effect distillation; Water desalination

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COOLING; AMMONIA; COOLING; COOLING SYSTEMS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXERGY; PRODUCED WATER; REFRIGERATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER FILTRATION;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION SYSTEM; AMMONIA WATER ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; MULTIEFFECT DISTILLATION; SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; WATER DESALINATION;

ABSORPTION REFRIGERATION;

EID: 85017552875     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2017.03.085     Document Type: Article

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