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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-05-01
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Series: | Entropy |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/15/6/2046 |