Desalination and cooling system integrating vacuum membrane distillation and ejector cooling cycle

A desalination and cooling system, comprising:

• an ejector cooling cycle (ECC) system comprising:
• a generator configured to generate a primary flow of a refrigerant,
• an evaporator configured to provide cooling and provide a secondary flow of the refrigerant,
• an ejector configured for the primary flow and the secondary flow to pass through to obtain a super-heated stream of the refrigerant, and
• a first condenser configured to cool the super-heated stream of the refrigerant, the first condenser comprising a wall separating a hot medium compartment and a cold medium compartment, the hot medium compartment configured to receive the super-heated stream of the refrigerant;
• and
• a vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) system comprising;
• a vacuum chamber configured to receive water vapors,
• the cold medium compartment of the first condenser of the ECC system configured to receive a feed stream comprising water,
• a membrane disposed between the cold medium compartment and the vacuum chamber, the membrane comprising a plurality of pores configured to allow the water vapors to pass from the cold medium compartment through the membrane to the vacuum chamber, and
• a second condenser configured to receive the water vapors from the vacuum chamber and condense the water vapors,
• wherein the ECC system and the VMD system are connected at the first condenser so that the feed stream, in the cold medium compartment of the first condenser, is heated by the super-heated stream of the refrigerant to generate the water vapors.