Open and closed-cycle mechanical vapour-compression heat-pump assisted sea-water purification systems

M. A. R. Eisa, R. Best and F. A. Holland

Applied Energy, 1987, vol. 27, issue 3, 203-228

Abstract: The energy requirements for the distillation of impure water can be reduced by using either an open-cycle or a closed-cycle heat pump. The purification of typical sea-water, with a concentration of 3·4 weight %, is considered using an open-cycle mechanical vapour-compression (OMVC) heat pump and also a closed-cycle mechanical vapour-compression (CMVC) heat pump using an external working fluid. Plots are given showing the variation of the thermodynamic properties of sea-water with temperature and concentration. Plots are also given of the energy loads against temperature-lift for both the OMVC and CMVC systems. At temperatures up to 90°C, the work load on the compressor is less for the CMVC than for the OMVC system. The operating characteristics for a number of possible working-fluids for the CMVC system are also considered.

Date: 1987
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