Optimization of multi-effect distillation process using a linear enthalpy model

Desalination

Volumn 365, Issue , 2015, Pages 261-276

  Gabriel, Kerron J ^a   Linke, Patrick ^b   El Halwagi, Mahmoud M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY AT QATAR   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Multiple effect distillation; Optimization; Seawater desalination; Thermal vapor compression

Indexed keywords

BOILERS; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; OPTIMIZATION; SEAWATER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WATER FILTRATION;

MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION; MODEL BASED OPTIMIZATION; MULTIEFFECT DISTILLATION; MULTIPLE EFFECT DISTILLATION; OPTIMIZATION FORMULATIONS; SEAWATER DESALINATION; THERMAL VAPOR COMPRESSION; WATER DESALINATION;

SEAWATER EFFECTS;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENTHALPY; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MODELING; OPTIMIZATION; SALINITY; SEAWATER; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84924973704     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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