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Performance ratio, area economy and economic return for an integrated solar energy/multi-stage flash desalination plant

✍ Scribed by D. Signh; S.K. Sharma


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1989
Tongue
English
Weight
272 KB
Volume
73
Category
Article
ISSN
0011-9164

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✦ Synopsis


The use of solar energy for desalination may be achieved in a variety of ways -the commonest technique being the conventional I improved solar stills. An alternative approach proposed by us earlier (International Solar Energy Congress, 1977) involves the integration of a solar energy collection system with a conventional MSF desalination unit. This paper presents the performance ratio and area economy of such a unit for a variety of process conditions. The economic returns are found to be comparatively favourable over a wide range of operating conditions.