Solar desalination with latent heat recovery

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1988 · J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3268230· OSTI ID:5168239

Assouad, Y; Lavan, Z

Unlike conventional solar stills, the present system utilizes the latent heat of condensation and the sensible heat of the discarded seawater. The performance was optimized analytically and the system is presently under construction in Egypt. The system consists of a humidifier, a solar still or channel, a condenser, and a pond. In the humidifier, ambient air is humidified and heated by a warm brine from the pond. If the brine outlet temperature is higher than the ambient temperature, it goes back to the pond, if not, it is discarded. The solar still is a long glass-covered channel, about 200 meters long.

• Research Organization: Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616 (FR)
• OSTI ID: 5168239
• Journal Information: J. Sol. Energy Eng.; (United States), Vol. 110:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
SEAWATER
ENERGY CONVERSION
HEAT RECOVERY
LATENT HEAT STORAGE
BRINES
DESALINATION
EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
HIGH TEMPERATURE
SOLAR PONDS
WASTE PROCESSING PLANTS
WASTE WATER
AFRICA
CONVERSION
DEMINERALIZATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY RECOVERY
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
HEAT STORAGE
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
LIQUID WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PONDS
RECOVERY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLAR COLLECTORS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STORAGE
SURFACE WATERS
WASTES
WATER
140800* - Solar Energy- Ocean Energy Systems
142000 - Solar Energy- Heat Storage- (1980-)
320304 - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Waste Heat Recovery & Utilization