Concentrating Solar Power and Desalination Plants Engineering and Economics of Coupling Multi-Effect Distillation and Solar Plants /

• Main Authors: Palenzuela, Patricia (Author), Alarcón-Padilla, Diego-César (Author), Zaragoza, Guillermo (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2015.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Water-supply.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Water Industry/Water Technologies.

·         The first available thermo-economic analyses of Concentrating Solar Power and Desalination (CSP+D) Plants, using real figures from operating plants ·         Includes all the equations used in the modeling of each component, creating an invaluable template for implementing similar models ·...

Table of Contents:

• State of the Art of Desalination Processes
• Combined fresh water and power production-State of art
• Steady-state modelling of a Low-temperature Multi effect Distillation Plan
• Steady-state modelling of a Parabolic-Trough Concentrating Solar Power Plant
• Thermo-economic analysis.