Raising forward osmosis brine concentration efficiency through flow rate optimization

Desalination

Volumn 366, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-79

  Tow, Emily W ^a   McGovern, Ronan K ^a   Lienhard V, John H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brine concentration; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; FO; High salinity; Thermodynamic balancing

Indexed keywords

ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; OSMOSIS; PILOT PLANTS;

BRINE CONCENTRATION; EXERGETIC EFFICIENCY; FLOW RATE OPTIMIZATION; FO; HIGH SALINITY; MECHANICAL VAPOR COMPRESSIONS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE DIFFERENCES; REVERSE OSMOSIS PLANTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

BRINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESALINATION; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOW FIELD; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; SALINITY;

EID: 84928532938     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.10.034     Document Type: Article

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