عنوان

Energy portfolio of Iran: A case study of solar desalination

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انگلیسی

Energy portfolio of Iran: A case study of solar desalination

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Adib Besharati

Aung, Kendrick T.

Lamar University - Beaumont

2014

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Committee members: Aung, Kendrick T.; Li, Xianchang; Zhou, Jenny

Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-321-48065-8

M.S.

Mechanical Engineering

Lamar University - Beaumont

2014

Energy plays a very important role in the economic development of a country such as Iran where industrial progress and higher living standards increase demand for energy. Iran is one of the countries in the world that simultaneously produces and consumes large amounts of energy. Because of its geographic latitude and weather conditions, Iran has the potential to develop and use of both fossil and renewable energy sources. In South Iran, there are huge oil and gas resources, and at the same time high potential of solar radiation. However, at the present large-scale utilization, solar energy is prohibitively expensive for Iran. Therefore, this study investigates an economical way to utilize solar energy in a meaningful way for Iran. One of the possible uses of solar energy that is both economical and technically feasible is desalination of water using solar energy. People in South Iran live in different areas with relatively low population density. One of the critical problems in those areas is a lack of clean drinking water. As a result, there is an urgent need to investigate ways to produce clean water from the saltwater. Therefore, the present study conducts a case study of solar desalination in south Iran using solar. Different desalination methods, such as humidification dehumidification by using a solar collector, and reverse osmosis, are discussed. In the case study, a prototype desalination plant was considered and both technical and economic aspects of the plant were investigated in details. The results showed higher productivity of drinking water in reverse osmosis method for south Iran.

Alternative Energy; Civil engineering; Energy

Applied sciences;Desalination;Energy;Photovoltaic;Reverse osmosis;Solar desalination;Water productivity

Alnabhany, Nour Jasem

Aung, Kendrick T.

Mechanical Engineering

Lamar University - Beaumont

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