Energy optimisation of existing SWRO (seawater reverse osmosis) plants with ERT (energy recovery turbines): Technical and thermoeconomic assessment

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 613-626

  Peñate, Baltasar ^a   Garcia Rodriguez Lourdes L ^b  

^a Instituto Tecnologico de Canarias   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Higher capacity; Lowest energy consumption; Pelton turbines retrofit; Reverse osmosis seawater desalination; Thermoeconomic assessment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE DESCRIPTION LANGUAGES; DESALINATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; RATING; RECOVERY; RETROFITTING; SEAWATER; TURBINES; WATER FILTRATION;

DESALINATION PLANT; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; ENERGY RECOVERY DEVICES; ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM; ENERGY RECOVERY TURBINE; HIGHER CAPACITY; OPTIMISATIONS; PELTON TURBINES RETROFIT; PLANT EQUIPMENTS; RECOVERY SYSTEMS; SEAWATER REVERSE OSMOSIS; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION; TECHNICAL RESEARCH; THERMOECONOMIC;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; INSTALLATION; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; SEAWATER; TURBINE;

EID: 78650730110     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2010.09.056     Document Type: Article

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