Stochastic cost estimation approach for full-scale reverse osmosis desalination plants

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 364, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 52-64

  Park, Chuljin ^a   Park, Pyung Kyu ^a   Mane, Pranay P ^b   Hyung, Hoon ^b   Gandhi, Varun ^a   Kim, Seong Hee ^a   Kim, Jae Hong ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Doosan Hydro Technology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Desalination; Reverse osmosis; Stochastic estimation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

BORON REJECTION; CONFIGURATION OPTIONS; COST ESTIMATE; COST ESTIMATIONS; COST MODELS; COST OF ENERGIES; COUPLED MODELS; DECISION MAKERS; DESALINATION PLANT; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; ELECTRICITY PRICES; INFLATION RATES; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATION COST; PERFORMANCE MEASURE; PROCESS SIMULATION MODEL; PRODUCED WATER; PRODUCTION RATES; RELATIVE RANKINGS; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; SINGLE STAGE; STATISTICAL DEPENDENCE; STOCHASTIC APPROACH; STOCHASTIC ESTIMATION; UNCERTAINTY; UNIT COST; VARIABLE PARAMETERS; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER PRODUCTION RATE; WATER QUALITY STANDARD;

BORON; BORON COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST ACCOUNTING; COSTS; DESALINATION; ESTIMATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BORON; SEA WATER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CAPITAL; COST; DESALINATION; ENERGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENT; PARAMETER; PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROCESS MODEL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 77957968592     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.055     Document Type: Article

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