A hybrid multi-effect distillation and adsorption cycle

Applied Energy

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 810-821

  Thu, Kyaw ^a   Kim, Young Deuk ^a   Amy, Gary ^a   Chun, Won Gee ^b   Ng, Kim Choon ^c  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Jeju National University   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Hybrid desalination; Low temperature waste heat; Multi effect distillation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; SILICA; SILICA GEL; WASTE HEAT; WATER FILTRATION;

ADSORPTION CYCLE; COMBINED EFFECT; DESALINATION PLANT; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT LEAKS; HYBRID CYCLE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MULTIEFFECT DISTILLATION; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PERFORMANCE RATIO; REGENERATION TEMPERATURE; SATURATION TEMPERATURE; SORPTION PROPERTIES; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES; VAPOR COMPRESSORS; VAPOR EXTRACTION; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER PRODUCTION RATE;

WATER VAPOR;

ADSORPTION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; THERMAL POWER;

EID: 84871993490     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.12.007     Document Type: Article

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