Impact of cooling tower technology on performance and cost-effectiveness of CSP plants

S El Marazgioui, A El Fadar - Energy Conversion and Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Cooling towers are indispensable components for heat rejection in concentrated solar
power (CSP) plants. However, the overall performance of CSP plants relies heavily on the …

[HTML][HTML] Harvesting water from air using adsorption material–Prototype and experimental results

AK Sleiti, H Al-Khawaja, H Al-Khawaja… - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drinking water resources have always been limited in the gulf region of the Middle East and
other desert regions around the world. In attempt to provide viable supplement, a device that …

[HTML][HTML] Thermoeconomic and optimization analyses of direct oxy-combustion supercritical carbon dioxide power cycles with dry and wet cooling

AK Sleiti, WA Al-Ammari, L Vesely, JS Kapat - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Oxy-combustion supercritical CO 2 power cycles have the advantages of high-energy
efficiency and near-zero pollutant emissions. Thus, these cycles are considered as an …

[HTML][HTML] Energy and exergy analyses of novel supercritical CO2 Brayton cycles driven by direct oxy-fuel combustor

AK Sleiti, WA Al-Ammari - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
This study addresses major research gaps related to supercritical carbon dioxide (sCO 2)
power cycles including the shortcomings due to adding extra components, the high …

Performance enhancement of modified solar distillers using synthetic nanocomposites, reflectors, cover cooling, and ultrasonic foggers: experimental approach

AW Kandeal, NM El-Shafai, FA Hammad… - Solar Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
This work aimed to develop the thermo-economic performance of solar still (SS) via various
additives. On the one hand, to improve the thermophysical properties of the basin saline …

Performance analysis and multi-objective optimization of mechanical draft wet cooling towers based on water saving, plume and cooling characteristics

W Deng, F Sun - International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
To establish an efficient and clean cooling tower, a mechanical draft wet cooling tower
(MDWCT) with the condensation plume module is studied. A 3D mathematical model is …

[HTML][HTML] Cooling tower modeling based on machine learning approaches: Application to Zero Liquid Discharge in desalination processes

MC Bueso, AP de Nicolás, F Vera-García… - Applied Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent years, increased emphasis has been placed on the challenge of brine disposal,
driven by a heightened awareness of substantial environmental concerns associated with …

[HTML][HTML] Flare gas-to-power by direct intercooled oxy-combustion supercritical CO2 power cycles

AK Sleiti, WA Al-Ammari, KM Aboueata - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
With more than 150 billion m 3 of gases annually flared around the world, gas flaring is a
major source of greenhouse gas emissions that contaminates the environment with more …

CFD analysis of Part-Load operation of an Open-Circuit Induced-Draft cooling tower

T Castiglione, F Nicoletti, V Ferraro… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
Evaporative towers are the most widely used systems for cooling water in industrial
processes. These systems, however, are characterized by high energy and water …

Hollow fiber membrane integrated water cooler: A novel liquid cooling solution

W Yan, X Cui, M Zhao, X Meng, C Yang, Y Liu… - Applied Thermal …, 2023 - Elsevier
To address the issues of water–air cross-contamination, liquid droplet carryover, and high
maintenance costs of traditional water-mediated evaporative cooling systems, the hollow …