In reply to OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson's message of Sat, 27 Jul 2013
08:55:25 -0500:
Hi,
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Since 2/3 of the energy in coal used in electric power plants ends up as low
grade heat, it should be possible to use some of that in a desalination plant
adjacent to existing power plants.
From: ChemE Stewart
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Really needs a large source of green energy to power
Sans a more environmentally friendly green energy source, I wonder if
anyone has done the math to determine whether constructing and dedicating a
significant portion of the energy resources generated by a nearby
According to Kiplinger's anonymous sources there have been advances in
desalination technology. This will help out parched coastal cities that need
additional supplies H2O. Next-generation water filtration equipment,
enhanced chlorination systems and other big breakthroughs are in the process
of
Steve,
I recently finished working on a design for a system in Perth. They all
tend to be energy hogs as you are pumping lots of water around and have
large pressure drops across membranes/filtration equipment and
evaporators, etc.
Really needs a large source of green energy to power
Stewart
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