Performance optimization of solar multi-stage flash desalination process using Pinch technology

Desalination

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 524-530

  Shaobo, Hou ^a,b   Zhang, Zhongjin ^a   Huang, Zhongzhou ^a   Xie, Aixia ^a  

^a GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

MSF; Performance optimization; Pinch technology; Solar desalination

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; OPTIMIZATION; PINCH EFFECT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

GAIN OUTPUT RATE; SOLAR MULTI-STAGE FLASH DESALINATION; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; OPTIMIZATION; PINCH EFFECT; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DESALINATION; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 38349033412     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.052     Document Type: Article

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