Second-law analysis of a reverse osmosis plant in Jordan

Desalination

Volumn 239, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 207-215

  Aljundi, Isam H ^a  

^a MUTAH UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Desalination; Exergy analysis; Plant performance; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESALINATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES;

ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICES; EXERGY ANALYSIS; PLANT PERFORMANCE; REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANTS; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS; SECOND LAW EFFICIENCIES; THERMAL POWER STATIONS; VARIABLE FREQUENCY DRIVES;

EXERGY;

DESALINATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXERGY; OSMOSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

ASIA; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 59649129450     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.03.019     Document Type: Article

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