Analysis and design of a multi-effect desalination system with thermal vapor compression and harvested heat addition

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 31, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 339-346

  McKnight, Andrea Vozar ^a   Georgiou, Marios ^a   Seong, Myunghoon ^a   Georgiadis, John G ^a,b  

^a United States of America   (United States)

^b CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Dual purpose; Multi effect desalination plant; Solar thermal; Thermal vapor compression

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052494031     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2382     Document Type: Article

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