Alcamisi E., Bandyopadhyay S., 2015, Integration of Multiple Effect Evaporators with Solar Thermal Systems, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 45, 181-186.
Multiple effect evaporators (MEE) are energy intensive equipments and generally thermal energy is supplied to it through combustion of fossil fuels which are polluting as well as non-renewable. This paper deals with integration of solar thermal energy with MEE. A methodology for calculating optimal operating temperature for the solar system is developed in this paper to minimize the total initial cost of the overall system for a given solar radiation. A parametric study is carried to find the effects of various important parameters on the overall system performance. The proposed methodology is illustrated with the help of a case study with evacuated tube solar collectors.
