A low-temperature multi-effect desalination system powered by the cooling water of a diesel engine

• Published in: Desalination Vol. 404; pp. 112 - 120
• Main Authors: Zhang, Fengming, Xu, Shiming, Feng, Dongdong, Chen, Shunquan, Du, Ruxu, Su, Chuangjian, Shen, Boya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 17.02.2017
• Subjects: Cooling systems; Desalination; Diesel engine; Diesel engines; Electric power generation; Electricity and freshwater co-generation; Evaporation; Fresh water; Generators; Islands; Low-temperature multi-effect distillation; Waste heat recovery; China, People's Rep; Diesel engine; Waste heat recovery; Electricity and freshwater co-generation; Low-temperature multi-effect distillation

This paper introduces a medium-size low-temperature multi-effect desalination (LT-MED) system. Powered by the cooling water of a 1000kW diesel power generator set, the system can produce 60tons of fresh water per day. First, the thermodynamic and heat transfer model of the LT-MED system is derived....