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SOLERAS - Solar Energy Water Desalination Project: Boeing Engineering and Construction. System design final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6312571
The system design for a future commercial solar energy brackish water desalination plant is described. Key features of the plant are discussed along with its configuration selection rationale, design objectives, operation, and performance. The water treatment technology used in the plant is ion exchange pretreatment and single stage reverse osmosis desalination utilizing high-flux membranes. Electrical power needed for plant operation is produced by a solar energy system, which is based on the Brayton cycle having air as the working fluid. Primary solar system components are: heliostat field, central cavity-tube receiver, receiver support tower, thermal energy storage, and a commercial gas turbine generator set. The thermal energy storage subsystem is of the sensible heat brick type and provides a capability for continuous day/night power generation during most weather conditions. This system design was selected in a study of various system alternatives and their life cycle product water costs for a representative site in western Texas.
Research Organization:
Midwest Research Inst., Kansas City, MO (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-83CH10093
OSTI ID:
6312571
Report Number(s):
MRI/SOL-0410; ON: DE86005607
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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