Short-cut structural design of reverse osmosis desalination plants

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

dc.contributor.author	Voros, NG	en
dc.contributor.author	Maroulis, ZB	en
dc.contributor.author	Marinos-Kouris, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:13:21Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:13:21Z
dc.date.issued	1997	en
dc.identifier.issn	0376-7388	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12438
dc.subject	Desalination	en
dc.subject	Design	en
dc.subject	Optimization	en
dc.subject	Reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject	Structure	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.classification	Polymer Science	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	cost	en
dc.subject.other	desalination	en
dc.subject.other	mathematical model	en
dc.subject.other	membrane	en
dc.subject.other	prediction	en
dc.subject.other	priority journal	en
dc.subject.other	reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	desalination	en
dc.subject.other	optimization	en
dc.subject.other	reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	Cost effectiveness	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical models	en
dc.subject.other	Optimization	en
dc.subject.other	Structural design	en
dc.subject.other	Water treatment plants	en
dc.subject.other	Cost equations	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination plants	en
dc.subject.other	Reverse osmosis	en
dc.title	Short-cut structural design of reverse osmosis desalination plants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00294-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00294-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1997	en
heal.abstract	A design method for reverse osmosis desalination plants has been developed. It incorporates rigorous mathematical models for the prediction of the performance of 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, which represents various reverse osmosis networks. Cost equations relating the capital and operating cost to the design variables, as well as the structural variables of the designed network have been introduced in the objective function. 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 found. 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 for various types of membrane modules.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Membrane Science	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0376-7388(96)00294-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1997XC62000006	en
dc.identifier.volume	127	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	47	en
dc.identifier.epage	68	en