Desalination and Cooling Integration

The increasing population, per capita income, cost of living etc. are causing vast human requirements. Desalination and centralized air conditioning are few such requirements. The hot and arid areas need more portable water and air conditioning. Similarly solar thermal intensity is more at these locations, especially during the summer. Hence the developed plant is powered by solar source to match the demand and supply. Solar thermal energy can be used for thermal desalination and air conditioning. Humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination is a simple and cost effective solution to convert the saline water into desalinated water. Desalination yield has been augmented with two levels HDH desalination integrated with cooling plant. Dr. Tangellapalli Srinivas, Principal Investigator and Professor, CO2 Research and Green Technologies Centre, School of Mechanical Engineering, VIT University, Vellore received project grant from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), New Delhi, India for development and demonstration of plant at VIT University, Vellore, India.