On the reduction of desalting energy and its cost in Kuwait

Desalination

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 483-495

  Darwish, M A ^a   Alotaibi, S ^a   Alfahad, S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Cogeneration power desalting plants CPDP; Consumed thermal energy; Equivalent consumed work; MSF multi stage flash; Multi effect boiling and mechanical vapor desalting system; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

COGENERATION PLANTS; COST REDUCTION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; EXERGY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER;

ENERGY RECOVERY; MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSION; MULTI-EFFECT BOILING;

DESALINATION;

COGENERATION PLANTS; COST REDUCTION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; EXERGY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER;

COGENERATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; EXERGY; OSMOSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SEAWATER; WATER DEMAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 38349031116     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.049     Document Type: Article

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