TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Web based computer package for the simulation of thermal desalination processes
AU - Abdel-Jabbar, Nabil
AU - Mjalli, Farouq S.
AU - Qiblawey, Hazim
AU - Ettouney, Hisham
N1 - Funding Information:
KEYWORDS: desalination, single effect evaporation, multiple effect evaporator, vapor compression, design, modeling, costing Author Notes: This work was supported by the Middle East Research Center (MEDRC), Muscat, Oman, Project # 04-AS-001.
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This paper presents elements of the computer package for design and simulation of single and multiple effect evaporation desalination systems (SEE and MEE). Two specific processes are included in the package; these are the single effect mechanical vapor compression (MVC) and the multiple effect evaporation with/without thermal vapor compression (MEE). This study is part of a research project sponsored by the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) [1]. This project focuses on providing the desalination community with an accurate and easy to use design and simulation package for thermal and membrane desalination processes. The remainder of the project develops simulators for the multistage flash desalination (MSF) and the reverse osmosis process (RO).
PY - 2007/5/17
Y1 - 2007/5/17
N2 - A computer package based on visual basic code is developed for single and multiple effect evaporation desalination systems (SEE and MEE). The package features design calculations of heat transfer area, power consumption, and costing. The package is user-friendly and is equipped with interactive menus for report and form printing, file saving and retrieving, help files, and tutorial. The computer code is designed to run a default design case and also allows the user to change variables within pre-specified practical ranges. A rigorous process model is used in the package, which is based on detailed fundamental material and energy balance equations, well-proven correlations for the heat transfer coefficients, physical properties, and thermodynamic losses. Illustrations of the package displays are presented together with a number of case studies. Model predictions generated from the code are validated against actual field data and they showed a very good agreement. Future plans involve development of design simulator for the multistage flash desalination (MSF) and reverse osmosis (RO).
AB - A computer package based on visual basic code is developed for single and multiple effect evaporation desalination systems (SEE and MEE). The package features design calculations of heat transfer area, power consumption, and costing. The package is user-friendly and is equipped with interactive menus for report and form printing, file saving and retrieving, help files, and tutorial. The computer code is designed to run a default design case and also allows the user to change variables within pre-specified practical ranges. A rigorous process model is used in the package, which is based on detailed fundamental material and energy balance equations, well-proven correlations for the heat transfer coefficients, physical properties, and thermodynamic losses. Illustrations of the package displays are presented together with a number of case studies. Model predictions generated from the code are validated against actual field data and they showed a very good agreement. Future plans involve development of design simulator for the multistage flash desalination (MSF) and reverse osmosis (RO).
KW - Costing
KW - Desalination
KW - Design
KW - Modeling
KW - Multiple effect evaporator
KW - Single effect evaporation
KW - Vapor compression
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U2 - 10.2202/1934-2659.1093
DO - 10.2202/1934-2659.1093
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38849199289
SN - 1934-2659
VL - 2
JO - Chemical Product and Process Modeling
JF - Chemical Product and Process Modeling
IS - 3
M1 - 14
ER -