Air Purification and Water Generation Using A Compression Refrigeration System

Alsheekh, M.; Najim, Saleh E.; Ass Hussein, S. Sultan

The prevention of coronavirus outbreaks requires cleaning and refreshing the closed environment where people live and operate. As a result, new environmental control methods must be developed. Also, water shortages represent an urgent problem, mainly countries that are island states and countries that have long coastlines which don’t have sufficient water resources such as lakes and rivers. This paper is an experimental, theoretical and numerical study of air purification and water generation by air conditioning and refrigeration equipment. The unit is based on a standard compressive cooling cycle principle. The experimental device will be established and tested in Basra city, south of Iraq, during September and August from 2020. The experimental device was tested for different days with different climatic conditions. Theoretical data has been completed by the (EES) program and the Numerical study by (ANSYS 2020R2) to verify and study more cases in a short time with no cost. The maximum production rate is 45.7 L/Day with the system’s performance factor of COP Max=4.0, Min=2.3, and Aver. =3.4. Therefore, the device can be used in coastal areas to meet water needs and provide a healthy environment.