증발식 해수담수화설비의 에너지 소모량에 관한 연구

A review of hybrid desalination systems for co-production of power and water: analyses, methods, and considerations

In order to ensure long-term sustainability of the reservoir, the gas industry in Qatar is faced with the challenge of reducing the volume of produced and process water (PPW) sent to disposal wells by 50% [1-3]. Recently, Qatargas initiated a project to recycle process water and thus, reduce disposal volumes using commercial advanced water treatment technologies [4]. One emerging technology, “osmotic concentration” (OC) has been identified that offers a low-energy alternative to conventional thermal or membrane volume reduction methods. Osmotic concentration is a membrane filtration process that mimics first step in a forward osmosis (FO) system. It requires a high salinity draw solution (DS) which passes on one side of a semi-permeable FO membrane while the feed passes on the other side. Water from the feed is drawn through the membrane, via natural osmosis, reducing the feed volume and increasing the volume of the draw solution. This paper summarizes the results of bench-scale volume reduction tests wit...

Desalination is the sole proven technique that can provide the necessary fresh water in arid and semi-arid countries in sufficient quantities and meet the modern needs of a growing world population. Multi effect desalination with thermal vapour compression (MED-TVC) is one of most common applications of thermal desalination technologies. The present paper presents a comprehensive thermodynamic model of a 24 million litres per day thermal desalination plant, using specialised software packages. The proposed model was validated against a real data set for a large-scale desalination plant, and showed good agreement. The performance of the MED-TVC unit was investigated using different loads, entrained vapour, seawater temperature, salinity and number of effects in two configurations. The first configuration was the MED-TVC unit without preheating system, and the second integrated the MED-TVC unit with a preheating system. The study confirmed that the thermo-compressor and its effects are the main sources of exergy destruction in these desalination plants, at about 40% and 35% respectively. The desalination plant performance with preheating mode performs well due to high feed water temperature leading to the production of more distillate water. The seawater salinity was proportional to the fuel exergy and minimum separation work. High seawater salinity results in high exergy efficiency, which is not the case with membrane technology. The plant performance of the proposed system was enhanced by using a large number of effects due to greater utilisation of energy input and higher generation level. From an economic perspective, both indicators show that using a preheating system is more economically attractive.

Corrosion of heat exchanger in thermal desalination plants and current trends in material selection

Cogeneration applied to very high efficiency thermal seawater desalination plants

scarcity. Underground water is mostly saline and other sources are small seasonal rivers and dams that collect rain water for sprawling population. Desalination plants can alleviate this problem to an extent. This paper examines various desalination plants, provides detailed technical discussion of Passive Vacuum Flash Type Solar Thermal technology and compares it with Concentrating Solar Desalination technology. Comprehensive levelised cost of water calculations are laid out for conventional Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant, Photovoltaic (PV) RO plant, conventional thermal Multi Effect Desalination (MED) plant and solar thermal MED plant. PVRO with cost of PKR 0.39 per gallon is the most suitable option.

Coupling a small-scale concentrated solar power plant with a single effect thermal desalination system: Analysis of the performance

Evaluation of thermal desalination and reverse osmosis for the production of boiler feed water from sea water for coastal thermal power stations in India

Chapter 5 - Early Observations of the Impacts of Seawater Desalination on the Marine Environment: From 1960 to 2000

Salinity gradient energy harvested from thermal desalination for power production by reverse electrodialysis

Comparison of heat transfer coefficient correlations for thermal desalination units

Desalination is considered one of the most viable and technically feasible strategies for the production of freshwater from saline solutions (brackish water, seawater and brine). Thousands of membrane and thermal desalination plants operate daily in many countries around the world, with thermal desalination plants being more advantageous especially in areas with cheap energy. Stainless steel is a reliable material choice for thermal desalination plants due to excellent properties such as stability and minimum maintenance requirements. However, corrosion can cause catastrophic failures in stainless steel due to high temperatures and corrosive environments. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of stainless steel grades (austenitic, super austenitic, duplex, super duplex and hyper duplex) that have been and can be used in thermal desalination and brine treatment applications and discuss their opportunities and challenges. In terms of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance, the grades of stainless steel are compared. Thus, for each grade, an application area is suggested to minimize the possibility of material failure. Furthermore, this review discusses recent trends in stainless steel corrosion control and anti-corrosion materials and methods.

Impact of desalination plants fluid effluents on the integrity of seawater, with the Arabian Gulf in perspective

Novel Tri Hybrid Desalination Plants

Enhancement of corrosion resistance in thermal desalination plants by diamond like carbon coating