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dc.contributor.author | Alkhalidi, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Almomani, B | - |
dc.contributor.author | Olabi, AG | - |
dc.contributor.author | Jouhara, H | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-12T14:49:05Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-12T14:49:05Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2024-02-23 | - |
dc.identifier | ORCiD: Ammar Alkhalidi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3501-2664 | - |
dc.identifier | ORCiD: Hussam Jouhara https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6910-6116 | - |
dc.identifier | 113030 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Alkhalidi, A. et al. (2024) 'Techno-economic feasibility study of coupling low-temperature evaporation desalination plant with advanced pressurized water reactor', Nuclear Engineering and Design, 420, 113030, pp. 1 - 11. doi: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113030. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0029-5493 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/28517 | - |
dc.description | Data availability: Data will be made available on request. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | The increasing demand for freshwater necessitates sustainable desalination solutions, and nuclear power plants offer a promising avenue by utilizing their low-grade waste heat. This study assesses a techno-economic feasibility of coupling a 5 MWth low-temperature evaporation plant with a UAE-based Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APR1400). The system addresses freshwater demand, aligning with sustainability goals through low-grade heat utilization. The investigation explores three extraction points for low-grade heat steam, with temperatures ranging from 80 °C to 130 °C. Thermodynamic evaluations using DE-TOP illustrate power requirements and losses, considering variations in maximum brine temperature from 50 °C to 65 °C. Economic analysis using DEEP estimates water production costs. Findings reveal negligible variances in power plant parameters and a minimal reduction in overall efficiency (<0.5 %). The power loss ratio increases proportionally (10 % to 18.6 %) with higher-temperature heat extraction, while the total power requirements for the desalination plant rises by around 30 %, with a negligible power output reduction ratios (0.03 % to 0.07 %). A consistent linear correlation between water production rate and maximum brine temperature doubles water production (∼900 to 1800 m3/day). Applying multiple extraction points across low-grade heat sources demonstrates scalability, reaching three times that of single-point extraction, with marginal increases in power requirements and losses, while maintaining the power reduction ratio below 0.15 %. Economic feasibility indicates competitive water production costs, ranging from 1.53 to 0.87 $/m3 for desalination capacities between 900 and 5400 m3/day. This study provides valuable insights into sustainable water production at the nexus of nuclear energy and desalination, with implications for necessary policy intervention. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | The Research Institute of Science and Engineering (RISE) at the University of Sharjah, Nuclear Energy System Simulation and Safety (NE3S) research group supported and funded this research. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 1 - 11 | - |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2024 Elsevier. All rights reserved. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (see: https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies/sharing). | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | APR-1400 | en_US |
dc.subject | nuclear desalination | en_US |
dc.subject | techno-economic analysis | en_US |
dc.subject | United Arab Emirates | en_US |
dc.subject | waste heat recovery | en_US |
dc.title | Techno-economic feasibility study of coupling low-temperature evaporation desalination plant with advanced pressurized water reactor | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2024.113030 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Nuclear Engineering and Design | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
pubs.volume | 420 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1872-759X | - |
dc.rights.license | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode.en | - |
dc.rights.holder | Elsevier | - |
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