Optimization of reverse osmosis networks for seawater desalination

Voros, N; Maroulis, ZB; Marinos-Kouris, D

dc.contributor.author	Voros, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Maroulis, ZB	en
dc.contributor.author	Marinos-Kouris, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:12:10Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:12:10Z
dc.date.issued	1996	en
dc.identifier.issn	0098-1354	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11989
dc.subject	Design Method	en
dc.subject	Energy Recovery	en
dc.subject	Mathematical Model	en
dc.subject	Network Structure	en
dc.subject	Reverse Osmosis	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	Reverse Osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	Sea Water	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical plants	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	Design	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Performance	en
dc.subject.other	Production engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	Seawater	en
dc.subject.other	Membrane processes	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical engineering	en
dc.title	Optimization of reverse osmosis networks for seawater desalination	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0098-1354(96)00068-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0098-1354(96)00068-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1996	en
heal.abstract	A design method for reverse osmosis seawater desalination systems has been developed. It incorporates rigorous mathematical models for the prediction of the performance of the various process units (reverse osmosis modules, pumps, energy recovery turbines) employed in the flowsheet and takes into account the network structure using an appropriate superstructure. Therefore, it offers a flexible representation of the reverse osmosis network. Cost equations that relate the capital and operating costs to the design variables as well as the structural variables of the designed network have been introduced. The total cost of the plant is minimized in order to determine the optimal operating and structural variables. The model is accurate enough to describe the process and yet simple enough to be used for design purposes. During the simulation and optimization studies several structures for multistage reverse osmosis systems have been investigated. Results concerning the economics of the process are presented. Optimal results have also been used for the derivation of design curves concerning the effect of quality and quantity of produced water to the total annualized cost of the plant.	en
heal.publisher	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD	en
heal.journalName	Computers and Chemical Engineering	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0098-1354(96)00068-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1996UR30900059	en
dc.identifier.volume	20	en
dc.identifier.issue	SUPPL.1	en
dc.identifier.spage	S345	en
dc.identifier.epage	S350	en