Thermo-Economic Assessment of Photovoltaic/Thermal Pan-Els-Powered Reverse Osmosis Desalination Unit Combined with Preheating Using Geothermal Energy

Recently, the reverse osmosis (RO) process is widely used in the field of desalinating brackish water and seawater to produce freshwater, but the disadvantage of using this technology is the increase in the rates of electrical energy consumption necessary to manage these units. To reduce the rates o...

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Main Authors: Habib Ben Bacha, Abdelkader Saad Abdullah, Mutabe Aljaghtham, Reda S. Salama, Mohamed Abdelgaied, Abd Elnaby Kabeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/8/3408