Solar energy exploitation for reverse osmosis desalination plants

Voros, NG; Kiranoudis, CT; Maroulis, ZB

dc.contributor.author	Voros, NG	en
dc.contributor.author	Kiranoudis, CT	en
dc.contributor.author	Maroulis, ZB	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:10Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:10Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0011-9164	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12902
dc.subject	solar system	en
dc.subject	membrane modules	en
dc.subject	modeling	en
dc.subject	optimization	en
dc.subject	mathematical programming	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Chemical	en
dc.subject.classification	Water Resources	en
dc.subject.other	desalination plant	en
dc.subject.other	high pressure pump	en
dc.subject.other	reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	solar energy	en
dc.subject.other	Chemical plants	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical programming	en
dc.subject.other	Reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	Seawater	en
dc.subject.other	Solar energy	en
dc.subject.other	Solar energy exploitation	en
dc.subject.other	Desalination	en
dc.subject.other	desalination plant	en
dc.subject.other	membrane	en
dc.subject.other	reverse osmosis	en
dc.subject.other	solar power	en
dc.title	Solar energy exploitation for reverse osmosis desalination plants	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S0011-9164(98)00029-0	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0011-9164(98)00029-0	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	Solar energy exploitation for assisting the operation of reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination plants was investigated. A hybrid solar-assisted steam cycle was designed in order to provide the required shaft work to drive the RO plant high pressure pump. Two problems have been analyzed. The design problem concerned the determination of the optimum plant characteristics with respect to already installed solar assisted desalination plants with respect to plant capacity and regional climatological particularities were also studied. The methodology adopted was based on an appropriate mathematical formulation of the climatological effects on the solar-assisted desalination plant efficiency. The optimization problems studied were solved using mathematical programming techniques. Generalized design curves were produced for process, structural, and operational variables, while the effect of secondary plant parameters was also studied.Solar energy exploitation for assisting the operation of reverse osmosis (RO) seawater desalination plants was investigated. A hybrid solar-assisted steam cycle was designed in order to provide the required shaft work to drive the RO plant high pressure pump. Two problems have been analyzed. The design problem concerned the determination of the optimum plant characteristics with respect to membrane modules and solar system size for different capacity levels and various sites. Operational aspects of already installed solar assisted desalination plants with respect to plant capacity and regional climatological particularities were also studied. The methodology adopted was based on an appropriate mathematical formulation of the climatological effects on the solar-assisted desalination plant efficiency. The optimization problems studied were solved using mathematical programming techniques. Generalized design curves were produced for process, structural, and operational variables, while the effect of secondary plant parameters was also studied.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier Sci B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands	en
heal.journalName	Desalination	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S0011-9164(98)00029-0	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000073715100009	en
dc.identifier.volume	115	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	83	en
dc.identifier.epage	101	en