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Solar-assisted clean steam generator, a cleaner production approach for sustainable healthcare facilities

Jamshidmofid, Mohammad  
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Olfati, Mohammad
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Sadrizadeh, Sasan
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May 1, 2024
Journal Of Cleaner Production

Healthcare sector buildings, particularly hospitals, significantly contribute to global energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Hospitals require a substantial amount of steam, including the essential hygienic or " clean steam, " that is currently supplied mostly by heaters and fossil fuel -based boilers. This study proposes a solar -driven clean steam generator, employing LS -2 parabolic trough collectors with Therminol VP -1 as the working fluid, to supply clean steam in hospitals. The system was designed and techno-economically assessed for two case study hospitals in Denmark and Sweden using MATLAB. The proposed system ' s proficiency was compared against existing solutions, revealing that it can contribute up to 19% and 22% of the energy requirements for the Danish and Swedish hospitals, respectively, in certain months. While the design may not enhance energy and exergy efficiencies due to inherent losses, it significantly reduces environmental impact, preventing 67.8 tons and 75.5 tons of equivalent CO 2 emissions per year for the Danish and Swedish hospitals, respectively. This innovation aims to contribute to the healthcare sector ' s sustainability.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142132
Web of Science ID

WOS:001231623100001

Author(s)
Jamshidmofid, Mohammad  
Olfati, Mohammad
Sadrizadeh, Sasan
Sadi, Meisam
Porte-Agel, Fernando  
Arabkoohsar, Ahmad
Date Issued

2024-05-01

Publisher

Elsevier Sci Ltd

Published in
Journal Of Cleaner Production
Volume

452

Article Number

142132

Subjects

Technology

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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Clean Steam Generator

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Sustainability

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Hospitals

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Solar Collectors

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Parabolic Trough Solar System

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Techno-Economic Analysis

Editorial or Peer reviewed

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EPFL

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WIRE  
FunderGrant Number

International Networking Program of the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of Denmark

1113- 00017B

Available on Infoscience
June 19, 2024
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/208639
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