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ALESSANDRO TAMBURINI

A novel Reverse Electrodialysis application to generate power from low-grade heat

  • Authors: Tamburini, A; Cipollina, A; Bevacqua, M; Gurreri, L; Papapetrou, M; Van Baak, W; Micale, G
  • Publication year: 2015
  • Type: Abstract in atti di convegno pubblicato in volume
  • OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/172037

Abstract

A novel idea for the conversion of low-temperature heat into electricity is based on the generation of electricity from salinity gradients using a Reverse Electrodialysis (RED) device in a closed-loop system. In this concept a limited amount of artificial saline solutions can be used as the working fluids in a closed-loop. The solutions exiting from the RED unit are then regenerated, in order to restore the original salinity gradient, by means of a separation step, which uses low-temperature heat (40-100°C) as its energy source. A theoretical analysis of potentials of this technology is illustrated in the present work.