A review of geothermal integrated desalination: A sustainable solution to overcome potential freshwater shortages

M Prajapati, M Shah, B Soni - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Drinking clean and freshwater is essential for human and life necessities such as
agricultural, human, and industrial needs. In almost every part of the world, access to safe …

Current status and future directions of MED-TVC desalination technology

IS Al-Mutaz, I Wazeer - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Desalination has now become one of the major water treatment processes in several
countries around the world where shortage of water is a serious problem. Energy …

Development of a steady-state mathematical model for MEE-TVC desalination plants

IS Al-Mutaz, I Wazeer - Desalination, 2014 - Elsevier
Multi-effect evaporation with thermal vapor compression (MEE-TVC) is one of the most
effective desalination method. It plays a vital role in the production of fresh water in many …

Exergy and thermo-economic analysis for MED-TVC desalination systems

ML Elsayed, O Mesalhy, RH Mohammed, LC Chow - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
An exergo-economic model is used to simulate four different feed configurations of multi-
effect desalination with thermal vapor compressor (MED-TVC) system. The feed …

Optimal exergetic, exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental design of polygeneration system based on gas Turbine-Absorption Chiller-Solar parabolic trough …

HV Modabber, MHK Manesh - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In the recent years, considering aridity problem of the country and high potential of
desalinating the seawater in the southern and northern coasts, focusing on the poly …

Process simulation and techno‐economic assessment of a zero liquid discharge/multi‐effect desalination/thermal vapor compression (ZLD/MED/TVC) system

A Panagopoulos - International Journal of Energy Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Brine from desalination plants is an upcoming environmental threat to aquatic ecosystems.
Multi‐effect distillation with thermal vapor compression (MED‐TVC) is proposed to treat …

A smart grid poly-generation design for hot arid regions composed of multi-effect distillation (MED), compressed air energy storage (CAES), and parabolic trough solar …

S Khaleghi, S Asiaei, M Siavashi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable provision of freshwater for hot arid coastal regions with abundant solar radiation
solves pivotal developmental rural and urban problems. This article presents a …

Energetic and exergetic performance analysis of a solar driven power, desalination and cooling poly-generation system

ED Kerme, J Orfi, AS Fung, EM Salilih, SUD Khan… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a thermodynamic analysis of a poly-generation system powered by
solar thermal energy using parabolic trough collectors. The proposed system consists of an …

Improved productivity of the MSF (multi-stage flashing) desalination plant by increasing the TBT (top brine temperature)

C Hanshik, H Jeong, KW Jeong, SH Choi - Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
The evaporating process is very important in the system concerned with liquid foods,
seawater distillation and wastewater treatment, which is to concentrate the aqueous solution …

Primary energy and exergy of desalination technologies in a power-water cogeneration scheme

T Altmann, J Robert, A Bouma, J Swaminathan - Applied Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
The primary energy consumption of a spectrum of desalination systems is assessed using
operating information and technical bids for real plants configured with coproduction of …