Modelling and control of solar-driven humidification–dehumidification desalination plant

Modelling and Control of a Solar Thermal Power Plant

Model-based control design is essential in the control of solar power plants. Dynamic linguistic equation (LE) models operate accurately in most operating conditions. Smooth transitions between submodels are based on fuzzy logic and fuzzy set systems are also used for special situations. The hybrid simulator has been tested with extensive process data, and the adaptive controller tuned with the...

Solar-Driven Integrated Ro/Nf For Water Desalination

This article presents an experimental study where two different modules are integrated, i.e. a reverse osmosis (RO) module, and a nanofiltration (NF) module, for brackish water desalination unit. Photovoltaic (PV) panels power the setup. The performance for each of the modules was evaluated separately. Then both modules were integrated together, either in series or in parallel. The performance ...

Solar Power Technologies for Desalination

Throughout the world, there are regions of vast extent that have many favorable features, but whose development is principally limited by the lack of fresh water. In arid areas where large-scale development has already occurred, e.g. parts of the Middle East and North Africa, the extraction of fresh water via desalination plants requires very large energy consumption. This motivates the develop...

Passive Vacuum Solar Flash Desalination

Operation of a Desalination Plant

1. Introductory Remarks 2. Evaporation Processes 3. Multi-stage Flash Desalination Process 4. Seawater Supply System 5. Seawater Recirculation System 6. Feed Water System 7. Brine Blowdown System 8. Vacuum Raising and Maintaining System 9. Brine Recirculation System 10. Anti-scale Dosing System 11. Condensate Flow from Brine Heater System 12. Distillate System 13. Plant Loading Glossary Bibliog...