Simulation Study On Enhancing Hydrogen Production in An Ocean Thermal Energy (Otec) System Utilizing A Solar Collector

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SIMULATION STUDY ON ENHANCING HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN AN

OCEAN THERMAL ENERGY (OTEC) SYSTEM UTILIZING A SOLAR
COLLECTOR
Amyra MY, Nor'azizi Othman, Shamsul Sarip, Yasuyuki Ikegami, Mohd Alshafiq Tambi Chik,
Norazli othman, Ridzuan Yacob, Hirofumi Hara, Zuriati Zakaria
Abstract
This article reports the simulation study on the performance of utilizing a solar collector at
the inlet of an evaporator to provide auxiliary heat into a system for hydrogen generation in
an OTEC cycle. The conventional method of OTEC is simulated by FORTRAN
programming and the results were compared with the presence of solar collector on the
system. In the simulation experimental, the incoming temperature of warm seawater was
boosted by using a flat plate solar collector. For the purpose of the experiment, a 100 kW
OTEC cycle that was designed incorporated a solar boosting capability. Its thermodynamic
efficiency was then compared through a series of simulation involving several control
parameters. The results reveal that the proposed solar boosted OTEC enhanced the thermal
efficiency, TE. Increase in solar power absorption can increase the net power output, thus
increasing the amount of hydrogen produced. The results obtained provided insights, from a
thermodynamic perspective, on the outcome of combining sustainable energy with solar
thermal energy to improve the system performance.
Keywords
Solar collector, ocean thermal energy, hydrogen production, power generation, solar energy
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Artikel ini melaporkan studi simulasi terhadap kinerja memanfaatkan kolektor surya pada
inlet evaporator untuk menyediakan panas tambahan ke dalam sistem untuk generasi
hidrogen dalam siklus OTEC. Metode konvensional OTEC disimulasikan oleh pemrograman
FORTRAN dan hasilnya dibandingkan dengan kehadiran kolektor surya pada sistem. Dalam
simulasi eksperimental, suhu masuk air laut hangat didorong dengan menggunakan kolektor
surya plat datar. Untuk tujuan percobaan, siklus OTEC 100 kW yang dirancang dimasukkan
kemampuan meningkatkan surya. efisiensi termodinamika yang kemudian dibandingkan
melalui serangkaian simulasi yang melibatkan beberapa parameter kontrol. Hasil
menunjukkan bahwa solar diusulkan mendorong OTEC meningkatkan efisiensi termal, TE.
Peningkatan penyerapan tenaga surya dapat meningkatkan output daya bersih, sehingga
meningkatkan jumlah hidrogen yang dihasilkan. Hasil yang diperoleh wawasan tersedia, dari
perspektif termodinamika, pada hasil menggabungkan energi berkelanjutan dengan energi
panas matahari untuk meningkatkan kinerja sistem.

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SIMULATION STUDY ON ENHANCING HYDROGEN PRODUCTION IN AN

Uehara, H. and Y. Ikegami. 1990. Optimization of a Closed-cycle OTEC System. Journal of

Yamada, N., A. Hoshi, and Y. Ikegami. 2009. Performance Simulation of Solar-boosted

Kalina, A. I. 1982. Generation of Energy by Means of a Working Fluid, and Regeneration of

Nihous, G. and L. Vega. 1993. Design of a 100 MW OTEC-Hydrogen Plantship. Marine

Vijayakrishna Rapaka, E., et al. Modeling of Hydrogen Production through an Ocean

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