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| Submitter's Name |
Mohammad Abutayeh |
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Poster Session: Managing Water and Energy in a Transitioning Environment 2 |
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Managing water and energy in a transitioning environment |
| Poster Number |
302 |
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| Author(s) |
Mohammad Abutayeh, University of South Florida |
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D. Yogi Goswami,
University of South Florida |
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Elias Stefanakos, University of South Florida |
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Sustainable Desalination |
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A flash desalination process sustainable by the natural forces of solar radiation and gravity has been proposed. The proposed process involves flowing seawater through solar collectors upon flashing it under vacuum in an elevated chamber where the hydrostatic pressure of the elevated flash chamber is balanced by the atmospheric pressure of the ground holding tanks. Theoretical simulations were performed using a meticulous computer code built from the fundamental thermodynamic relationships setting it apart from previous empirical correlations of conventional flash desalination systems. In addition, experimental simulations were carried out to validate the developed model using a small pilot unit depicting the proposed desalination system. |
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