Multi stage flash desalination plant with brine-feed mixing and cooling

Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 5225-5232

  Alhazmy, Majed M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Brine feed mixing and cooling; Dual purpose power plant; Evaporation range; MSF plants; Performance enhancement

Indexed keywords

COOLING; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SEAWATER; WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

BOTTOM TEMPERATURE; BRINE-FEED MIXING AND COOLING; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COOLING LOAD; DUAL PURPOSE POWER PLANT; FRESH WATER PRODUCTION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS FRACTION; MSF PLANTS; MULTI STAGE FLASH; MULTI STAGE FLASH DESALINATION; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PUMPING POWER; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEAWATER FEED; TOP BRINE TEMPERATURES;

CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION;

COOLING; DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; FRACTIONATION; FRESHWATER; POWER PLANT; PUMPING; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 79961031987     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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