Analysis of mechanical vapour compression desalination process

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 431-451

  Ettouney, Hisham ^a   El Dessouky, Hisham ^a   Al Roumi, Yousef ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Mechanical vapour compression; Modelling and simulation; Seawater desalination; Single effect evaporation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION METHODS; DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRESSURE DROP;

MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSION (MVC);

WATER RESOURCES;

DESALINATION; SEA WATER;

EID: 0033121023     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-114X(199904)23:5<431::AID-ER491>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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