Thermal solar desalination: methods and systems

Thermal Solar Desalination: Methods and Systems presents numerous thermal seawater desalination technologies varying from the very simple, easy to construct and operate solar stills, to the more advance membrane and indirect distillation methods. All types of solar thermal desalination technologies are presented in detail to enable readers to comprehend the subject, from design details to enabling further research to be carried out in this area. The various units used in desalination are outlined, along with diagrams of all detailed working principles of desalination methods and systems. The authors consider the economic aspects of these processes, demonstrating successful implementation of desalination units suitable for areas where supplies of fresh water in natural ways is limited or non-existent.

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CHAPTER 1 1.1 Introduction 1.2 What is Desalination? -- Where does it Apply? 1.3 Operation Steps of a Desalination Plant 1.4 Water and Energy 1.5 Thermal Solar Desalination 1.6 New Trends in Desalination CHAPTER 2 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Water and Seawater Properties -- Definitions 2.3. The Chemical Composition of Seawater 2.4 Properties of seawater 2.5 Suspended Particulate Material in Seawater 2.6 Quality of Drinking and Utilization Water 2.7. Corrosion and Scale Formation 2.8 Conclusion CHAPTER 3 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Solar stills 3.2 Solar stills 3.3 Operation principles of solar distillation -- Solar stills CHAPTER 4 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Terminology 4.3 Membrane Distillation 4.4 Mass and Heat Transfer 4.5 Characteristics of MD Configurations 4.6 Heat Recovery 4.7 Solar Powered Membrane Distillation (SPMD) 4.8 Membrane's Characteristic Properties 4.9 Membrane Modules 4.10 Membrane Types CHAPTER 5 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Definitions 5.3 General operation principles 5.4 Mathematical models 5.5 Multiple-effect humidification-dehumidification (MEH) 5.6 Other concepts of the H/D method 5.7 Solar H/D systems with storage tanks 5.8 The economics of the H/D method 5.9 Coupling solar stills o…