Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage
The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential use of solar energy within an oil refinery to reduce its fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A validated ASPEN HYSYS model was used to investigate the products produced from heavy crude oil in the refinery. Using TRNSYS soft...
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| author | Naseer Ahmad Khan Asif Hussain Khoja Naveed Ahmed Fahid Riaz Mariam Mahmood Majid Ali M.A. Kalam M.A. Mujtaba |
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| description | The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential use of solar energy within an oil refinery to reduce its fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A validated ASPEN HYSYS model was used to investigate the products produced from heavy crude oil in the refinery. Using TRNSYS software, the proposed Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)-based solar heating system paired with the boiler is modelled. Sensible thermal energy storage (TES) system is integrated into the refinery's process heating to handle the intermittent nature of solar energy. It was discovered that 463 m2 of the PTC area coupled with a 15000-L TES tank can result in a maximum life cycle cost savings of 21.046 thousand USD for an annual heat supply of 116,944 MWh to generate steam at a temperature of 200–220 °C. In the proposed hybrid heating system, the yearly solar fraction is determined to be 26.99% and the payback period is 8.77 years with the average solar irradiance of 900 W/m2. In addition, the system can yearly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 34.045 tonnes of CO2 equivalents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bb9ae47dc2e746459f1e71e187e6e7b32023-09-01T05:01:40ZengElsevierCase Studies in Thermal Engineering2214-157X2023-09-0149103276Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storageNaseer Ahmad Khan0Asif Hussain Khoja1Naveed Ahmed2Fahid Riaz3Mariam Mahmood4Majid Ali5M.A. Kalam6M.A. Mujtaba7Department of Thermal Energy Engineering, U.S.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, PakistanDepartment of Thermal Energy Engineering, U.S.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan; Corresponding author.Department of Thermal Energy Engineering, U.S.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan; Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering, Universitet I Stavanger, 4021, Stavanger, Norway; Corresponding author. Department of Thermal Energy Engineering, U.S.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan.Mechanical Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 59911, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author. Mechanical Engineering Department, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, P.O. Box 59911, United Arab Emirates.Department of Thermal Energy Engineering, U.S.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, PakistanDepartment of Thermal Energy Engineering, U.S.-Pakistan Centre for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, PakistanSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology (New Campus), Lahore, 54890, PakistanThe purpose of this study is to investigate the potential use of solar energy within an oil refinery to reduce its fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A validated ASPEN HYSYS model was used to investigate the products produced from heavy crude oil in the refinery. Using TRNSYS software, the proposed Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)-based solar heating system paired with the boiler is modelled. Sensible thermal energy storage (TES) system is integrated into the refinery's process heating to handle the intermittent nature of solar energy. It was discovered that 463 m2 of the PTC area coupled with a 15000-L TES tank can result in a maximum life cycle cost savings of 21.046 thousand USD for an annual heat supply of 116,944 MWh to generate steam at a temperature of 200–220 °C. In the proposed hybrid heating system, the yearly solar fraction is determined to be 26.99% and the payback period is 8.77 years with the average solar irradiance of 900 W/m2. In addition, the system can yearly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 34.045 tonnes of CO2 equivalents.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23005828Oil refineryParabolic trough collectorThermal energy storageGHG mitigationEconomic feasibilitySolar fraction |
| spellingShingle | Naseer Ahmad Khan Asif Hussain Khoja Naveed Ahmed Fahid Riaz Mariam Mahmood Majid Ali M.A. Kalam M.A. Mujtaba Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage Case Studies in Thermal Engineering Oil refinery Parabolic trough collector Thermal energy storage GHG mitigation Economic feasibility Solar fraction |
| title | Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage |
| title_full | Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage |
| title_fullStr | Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage |
| title_short | Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage |
| title_sort | solar assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage |
| topic | Oil refinery Parabolic trough collector Thermal energy storage GHG mitigation Economic feasibility Solar fraction |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214157X23005828 |
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