Solar desalination system and method
A solar desalination system in which fresh water is derived from sea water by focussing solar ray energy from a collecting reflector onto an evaporator tube located at substantially the focal apex of the reflector. The reflector/evaporator tube assembly is mounted on a horizontal open grid platform which may support a plurality of parallel reflector/evaporator tube assemblies. The reflectors may serve as pontoons to support the desalination system unit on a body of sea water. The solar heat generated vapor is condensed in condenser tubes immersed in the sea water. Intermittently sea water concentrate is withdrawn from the evaporator tubes. Velocity of the vapor passing from the evaporator tubes to the condensers may be utilized for generating power.
- Assignee:
- EDB-85-146955
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4504362
- OSTI ID:
- 5328910
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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140909* -- Solar Thermal Utilization-- Miscellaneous Solar Applications-- (1980-)
DEMINERALIZATION
DESALINATION
DESIGN
EQUIPMENT
EVAPORATORS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEAWATER
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS
SOLAR DISTILLATION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR REFLECTORS
SOLAR STILLS
WATER