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A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area

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This work focuses on a multiple effect desalination system with thermal vapor compressor (MED-TVC) operating at a top brine temperature (TBT) of 85°C which is significantly above the common operation temperatures of conventional MED-TVC systems, limited to a range below 70°C mainly due to scale risk. Such increase in TBT would enhance the production and system economics. A pilot plant installed at the Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI) of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia was operated at the TBT of 85°C over a 5-month test period. Visual inspection of tube bundles after the test, in conjunction with chemical scale analysis showed that scaling was limited to a soft thin film scale, which was easily removed by flushing with water, which confirmed a low fouling potential analyzed from operation data. Techno-economic analysis of the MED-TVC system operating at a TBT of 85°C, indicated up to 34% reduction in steam consumption and up to 16% reduction in the levelized cost of water (LCOW), when compared with a MED-TVC unit operating at a conventional TBT of 65°C. Accordingly, the high temperature MED-TVC systems operating at a TBT of 85°C can be considered as a financially competitive and technologically reliable desalination option for the Gulf area which has challenging seawater characteristics.

DOI 10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11
Published in American Journal of Chemical Engineering (Volume 7, Issue 2, March 2019)
Page(s) 57-64
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Keywords

MED-TVC, Top Brine Temperature (TBT), Scaling, Fouling Factor, Levelized Cost of Water (LCOW)

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Author Information
  • Corporate R&D Institute, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, South Korea

  • Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

  • Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

  • Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

  • Doosan Water R&D Center, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

  • Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

  • Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

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    Younggeun Lee, Osman Ahmed Hamed, Amr Mohammad Mahmoud, Khalid Bamardouf, Sultan Ahmed, et al. (2019). A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area. American Journal of Chemical Engineering, 7(2), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11

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    Younggeun Lee; Osman Ahmed Hamed; Amr Mohammad Mahmoud; Khalid Bamardouf; Sultan Ahmed, et al. A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area. Am. J. Chem. Eng. 2019, 7(2), 57-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11

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    Younggeun Lee, Osman Ahmed Hamed, Amr Mohammad Mahmoud, Khalid Bamardouf, Sultan Ahmed, et al. A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area. Am J Chem Eng. 2019;7(2):57-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11

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