Integration of solar ponds in salinity mitigation schemes to produce low grade heat for industrial process heating, desalination and power

Proceedings of the Solar World Congress 2005: Bringing Water to the World, Including Proceedings of 34th ASES Annual Conference and Proceedings of 30th National Passive Solar Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1453-1457

  Akbarzadeh, Aliakbar ^a   Andrews, John ^a   Golding, Peter ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b University of Texas at El Paso   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELETERIOUS EFFECTS; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL POWER; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER TABLE; HIGH SALINITY; INDUSTRIAL PROCESS HEAT; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; INTEGRAL PART; LOW GRADE HEAT; MITIGATION SCHEMES; NATIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR SALINITY AND WATER QUALITIES; NEW PROJECTS; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SALINITY GRADIENT SOLAR PONDS; SALT PRODUCTION; SUPPLYING HEAT; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA;

DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; SOLAR PONDS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84870536376     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

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