Structural optimization of seawater desalination: II novel MED-MSF-TVC configurations

Desalination

Volumn 344, Issue , 2014, Pages 219-227

  Dahdah, Tawfiq H ^a   Mitsos, Alexander ^a,b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desalination; Hybrid thermal desalination systems; MED; Multi objective optimization; Superstructure; Thermal vapor compression

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; WATER FILTRATION;

MED; MULTIEFFECT DISTILLATION; PRODUCTION REQUIREMENTS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SUPERSTRUCTURE; THERMAL COMPRESSIONS; THERMAL DESALINATION; THERMAL VAPOR COMPRESSION;

VAPORS;

COMPRESSION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; OPTIMIZATION; SEAWATER;

EID: 84898664668     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.03.026     Document Type: Article

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