Title: Thermo-environmental analysis and performance comparison of solar assisted single to multi-generation systems

Authors: Muhammad Sajid Khan; Muhammad Abid; Mi Yan; Tahir Abdul Hussain Ratlamwala

Addresses: Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, (MUST) Mirpur (10250), AJK, Pakistan ' Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Jalan Tungku Link BE 1410, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei ' Institute of Energy and Power Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract: In the present study, a novel multi-generation system producing electricity, heating, cooling, thermal energy storage and hydrogen is investigated according to the thermodynamic and environmental point of views. The purpose of the present work is to thermodynamically examine and evaluate the performance of solar-aided multi-generation system. Different operating parameters are varied to assess the performance of the integrated multigenerational system. The results of the study illustrate that overall energy and exergy efficiency of the proposed integrated system is 51.62% and 53.45% respectively, while hydrogen production rate is observed to be 0.00742 kg/s.

Keywords: heliostat; multi-generation; overall energy; exergo-environmental; exergy; hydrogen.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEX.2021.118719

International Journal of Exergy, 2021 Vol.36 No.2/3/4, pp.243 - 263

Received: 17 Aug 2020
Accepted: 04 Mar 2021
Published online: 03 Nov 2021 *

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