Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage

Khan, NA; Hussain Khoja, A; Ahmed, N; Riaz, F; Mahmood, M; Ali, M; Kalam, MA; Mujtaba, MA

Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage

Khan, NA Hussain Khoja, A Ahmed, N Riaz, F Mahmood, M Ali, M Kalam, MA Mujtaba, MA

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023, 49, pp. 103276
Issue Date:: 2023-09-01

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Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.author	Khan, NA
dc.contributor.author	Hussain Khoja, A
dc.contributor.author	Ahmed, N
dc.contributor.author	Riaz, F
dc.contributor.author	Mahmood, M
dc.contributor.author	Ali, M
dc.contributor.author	Kalam, MA
dc.contributor.author	Mujtaba, MA
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-10T07:16:08Z
dc.date.available	2024-04-10T07:16:08Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09-01
dc.identifier.citation	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 2023, 49, pp. 103276
dc.identifier.issn	2214-157X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/177691
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential use of solar energy within an oil refinery to reduce its fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A validated ASPEN HYSYS model was used to investigate the products produced from heavy crude oil in the refinery. Using TRNSYS software, the proposed Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)-based solar heating system paired with the boiler is modelled. Sensible thermal energy storage (TES) system is integrated into the refinery's process heating to handle the intermittent nature of solar energy. It was discovered that 463 m2 of the PTC area coupled with a 15000-L TES tank can result in a maximum life cycle cost savings of 21.046 thousand USD for an annual heat supply of 116,944 MWh to generate steam at a temperature of 200–220 °C. In the proposed hybrid heating system, the yearly solar fraction is determined to be 26.99% and the payback period is 8.77 years with the average solar irradiance of 900 W/m2. In addition, the system can yearly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 34.045 tonnes of CO2 equivalents.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.csite.2023.103276
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	4012 Fluid mechanics and thermal engineering
dc.title	Solar-assisted hybrid oil heating system for heavy refinery products storage
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	49
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-04-10T07:16:06Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	49

Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to investigate the potential use of solar energy within an oil refinery to reduce its fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. A validated ASPEN HYSYS model was used to investigate the products produced from heavy crude oil in the refinery. Using TRNSYS software, the proposed Parabolic Trough Collector (PTC)-based solar heating system paired with the boiler is modelled. Sensible thermal energy storage (TES) system is integrated into the refinery's process heating to handle the intermittent nature of solar energy. It was discovered that 463 m2 of the PTC area coupled with a 15000-L TES tank can result in a maximum life cycle cost savings of 21.046 thousand USD for an annual heat supply of 116,944 MWh to generate steam at a temperature of 200–220 °C. In the proposed hybrid heating system, the yearly solar fraction is determined to be 26.99% and the payback period is 8.77 years with the average solar irradiance of 900 W/m2. In addition, the system can yearly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by about 34.045 tonnes of CO2 equivalents.

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