Process simulation and exergy analysis of a reverse osmosis desalination plant powered by photovoltaic panels in Basra (IRAQ)

ASME 2010 10th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis, ESDA2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 61-71

  Esposto, Stefano ^a   Sciubba, Enrico ^a   Toro, Claudia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; BATTERY PACK; ENERGY QUALITY; EXERGETIC PERFORMANCE; EXERGY ANALYSIS; EXERGY DESTRUCTIONS; EXERGY EFFICIENCIES; EXERGY FLOW; FRESH WATER; GLOBAL RADIATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MATERIAL STREAMS; NUMERICAL PROCESS; OBJECT ORIENTED; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESS SIMULATIONS; PROCESS SIMULATORS; PV SYSTEM; RAW WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS DESALINATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANTS; RURAL VILLAGES; SOLAR-POWERED; SYSTEM LAYOUT; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DESALINATION; EXERGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

OSMOSIS;

EID: 79956103599     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ESDA2010-24171     Document Type: Conference Paper

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