Investigation and Development of Waste Heat Recovery for Sea Water Desalination

International Journal of Mechanical Engineering

© 2020 by SSRG - IJME Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Ameer Sadath K.T, P.Senthil, Elayaraja.R

10.14445/23488360/IJME-V7I1P103

How to Cite?

Ameer Sadath K.T, P.Senthil, Elayaraja.R, "Investigation and Development of Waste Heat Recovery for Sea Water Desalination," SSRG International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 17-31, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488360/IJME-V7I1P103

Abstract:

For a ship in the deep sea, as an autonomous system, it is mandatory to effectively use the energy provided by the combustion of fuel to sustain this last for the duration of the trip. Previous research and technology developments have looked at recovering waste heat through engine cooling systems powering several on-board systems such as water desalination, and/or water heating. For this project, a flue gas heat recovery system will be investigated and the available heat recovered used as a heat source for seawater desalination on the ships. A calculation model will be generated and experimental validation will be required.
About 30% of the total combustion heat of an IC engine is carried away by the outgoing exhaust flue gases. This exhaust waste heat can be used for the purification of water. In the present work, a waste heat recovery cum water purification unit consisting of a horizontal tube submerged evaporator and water-cooled condenser was designed, fabricated, and integrated into a 3.5 kW variable compression ratio diesel engine to perform purification.

Keywords:

sea water desalination, waste recovery, desalination process, sea water purification.

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