Optimal planning and design of seawater RO brine outfalls under environmental uncertainty

• Published in: Desalination Vol. 333; no. 1; pp. 134 - 145
• Main Authors: Maalouf, Sami, Rosso, Diego, Yeh, William W.-G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Chance-constrained programming (CCP); Chemical engineering; Coastal pollution; Computer simulation; Design engineering; Drinking water and swimming-pool water. Desalination; Exact sciences and technology; Fluid flow; Hydrodynamics; Hydrodynamics of contact apparatus; Marine outfall; Mathematical models; Membrane separation (reverse osmosis, dialysis...); Mixed-integer linear programming (MILP); Natural water pollution; Optimization; Pollution; Regression; RO brine; Salt water; Sea water; Seawaters, estuaries; Water treatment and pollution; Coastal pollution; Mixed-integer linear programming (MILP); Optimization; Marine outfall; Chance-constrained programming (CCP); RO brine; Uncertainty; Urban area; Modeling; Coastal zone; Design; Membrane separation; Pollution; Semi arid zone; Production; Mathematical programming; Seawater; Desalination plant; Brine; Hydrodynamics; Linear programming; Mixed integer programming; Dilution; Regression model; Hydrodynamic model; Reverse osmosis; Planning

Increasing demand for water in urban areas and agricultural zones in arid and semi-arid coastal regions has urged planners and regulators to look for alternative renewable water sources. Seawater reverse osmosis desalination plants have become an essential supply source for the production of freshwa...