Design of stand-alone brackish water desalination wind energy system for Jordan

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Solar Energy (Journal of Solar Energy Science and Engineering); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0038-092X(94)90660-2· OSTI ID:7247801

Habali, S M; Saleh, I A

More than 100 underground water wells drilled in Jordan are known to have brackish water with total desolved solids (TDS) over 1500 ppm but not greater than 4000 ppm. The world standard for potable water limits the TDS count to 500 ppm in addition to being free from live microorganisms or dangerous mineral and organic substances. A reverse osmosis desalination scheme powered by a stand-alone wind energy converter (WEC) is proposed to produce fresh water water from wells located in potentially high-wind sites. The purpose of this study if to present the main design parameters and economic estimates of a wind-assisted RO system using a diesel engine as the baseline energy source and an electric wind turbine for the wind energy source. It is found that brackish water pumping and desalinating using WECs costs 0.67 to 1.16 JD/m[sup 3] (JD = Jordanian Dinar, 1US$ = 0.68 JD), which is less than using conventional diesel engines especially in remote areas. In addition, the wind-reverse osmosis system becomes more economically feasible for higher annual production rates or in good wind regimes.

• OSTI ID: 7247801
• Journal Information: Solar Energy (Journal of Solar Energy Science and Engineering); (United States), Vol. 52:6; ISSN 0038-092X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REMOTE AREAS
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