Exergy cost of water supply and water treatment technologies

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 24, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 123-131

  Martíneza, Amaya ^a   Uchea, Javier ^a   Rubiob, Carlos ^b,c   Carrasquer, Beatriz ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Desalination; Energy efficiency; Exergy; Exergy costs; Pumping; Wastewater treatment plant; Water cost

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751515621     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1368     Document Type: Article

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