Farayandno

Farayandno

Design of a hydrogen and water production system based on coffee husk biomass fuel

Document Type : Original research

Authors
1 Process Engineering Department, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran
2 Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Yasouj University, Yasouj
Abstract
In this work, an integrated system utilizing coffee husk biomass combustion and liquefied natural gas cooling for the simultaneous production of freshwater, hydrogen, electrical power, hot water, and cold water has been investigated and analyzed. This novel process encompasses biomass combustion, liquefied gas cooling, organic Rankine cycle, ammonia Rankine cycle, multi-effect desalination, and an ion exchange membrane electrolysis. Thermodynamic analysis using energy and exergy analysis, as well as parametric analysis, has been performed on the proposed system. The results show that the system has a thermal efficiency of 29.9%, an exergy efficiency of 14.38% and an electrical efficiency of 16.91%. The effect of changing the operating conditions of the system on the system performance has been evaluated. This system is capable of producing 5053 kW of cooling power, 850 kW of heating power, 8391 kW of electrical power, 12.1 kg/h of hydrogen, and 1569 kg/h of fresh water.
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