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Investigation of Humidification Dehumidification Water Desalination Integrated with Fogging Technique

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Last updated: 01 Feb 2025

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Development of Engineering technologies intended for applications to environmental systems (water, air, soil)

Abstract

The fogging technique is promising for improving humidification-dehumidification system efficiency and reducing power usage. This research presents an experimental study of a new water desalination system that utilizes a humidification-dehumidification approach. The system is enhanced by including renewable energy sources and a cooling system that integrates a fogging technique. The air is heated using an air conditioning condenser to improve its capacity for effective humidification. Additionally, the fogging system enhances the evaporation process of saline water with a salinity of 34000 ppm. An experimental study investigated the effect of different operational factors such as the mass flow rate ratio, feed water temperatures, and cooling water temperatures on the produced water salinity, desalinated water productivity, efficiency, and cost. The findings indicate that implementing the integrated fogging system has resulted in a higher gain-output ratio and improved desalinated water productivity. The maximum gain output ratio was 8.8 and water productivity was 25 kg/hr. Similarly, the produced water salinity has been lowered from 34000 to 2300 ppm, showing a positive outcome. The water production cost was 0.0088 ($/liter) for this integrated water desalination system. It is concluded that implementing the integrated fogging system has resulted in higher performance and improved desalinated water productivity.

DOI

10.21608/sceee.2025.316740.1039

Keywords

Desalination, salinity, Humidification-dehumidification, water productivity, fogging

Authors

First Name

Ibrahim

Last Name

Nabil

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

Email

ibrahim.nabil@eng.suez.edu.eg

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ismailia

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First Name

Abdalla

Last Name

Abdalla

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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First Name

Tamer

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

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First Name

Ali

Last Name

Shehata

MiddleName

I

Affiliation

Mechanical Engineering Department, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt

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Orcid

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Khairat

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Damanhur University, Elbehira, Egypt

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Volume

3

Article Issue

1

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53398

Issue Date

2025-01-01

Receive Date

2024-08-29

Publish Date

2025-01-01

Page Start

43

Page End

64

Print ISSN

2805-3141

Online ISSN

2805-315X

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https://sceee.journals.ekb.eg/article_408906.html

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408,906

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2,133

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Publication Title

Suez Canal Engineering, Energy and Environmental Science

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https://sceee.journals.ekb.eg/

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Investigation of Humidification Dehumidification Water Desalination Integrated with Fogging Technique

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Created At

01 Feb 2025