Generalized Least Energy of Separation for Desalination and Other Chemical Separation Processes

Increasing global demand for fresh water is driving the development and implementation of a wide variety of seawater desalination technologies driven by different combinations of heat, work, and chemical energy. This paper develops a consistent basis for comparing the energy consumption of such tech...

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Main Authors: Karan H. Mistry, John H. Lienhard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-05-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/6/2046