A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area

Younggeun Lee; Osman Ahmed Hamed; Amr Mohammad Mahmoud; Khalid Bamardouf; Sultan Ahmed; Byungsung Park; Abdulaziz Suliman Al-Jamhan

doi:doi:10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11

A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area

Younggeun Lee, Osman Ahmed Hamed, Amr Mohammad Mahmoud, Khalid Bamardouf, Sultan Ahmed, Byungsung Park, Abdulaziz Suliman Al-Jamhan

Published in American Journal of Chemical Engineering (Volume 7, Issue 2)

Received: 14 April 2019 Accepted: 23 May 2019 Published: 19 June 2019

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Abstract

This work focuses on a multiple effect desalination system with thermal vapor compressor (MED-TVC) operating at a top brine temperature (TBT) of 85°C which is significantly above the common operation temperatures of conventional MED-TVC systems, limited to a range below 70°C mainly due to scale risk. Such increase in TBT would enhance the production and system economics. A pilot plant installed at the Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI) of the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia was operated at the TBT of 85°C over a 5-month test period. Visual inspection of tube bundles after the test, in conjunction with chemical scale analysis showed that scaling was limited to a soft thin film scale, which was easily removed by flushing with water, which confirmed a low fouling potential analyzed from operation data. Techno-economic analysis of the MED-TVC system operating at a TBT of 85°C, indicated up to 34% reduction in steam consumption and up to 16% reduction in the levelized cost of water (LCOW), when compared with a MED-TVC unit operating at a conventional TBT of 65°C. Accordingly, the high temperature MED-TVC systems operating at a TBT of 85°C can be considered as a financially competitive and technologically reliable desalination option for the Gulf area which has challenging seawater characteristics.

Published in	American Journal of Chemical Engineering (Volume 7, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11
Page(s)	57-64
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MED-TVC, Top Brine Temperature (TBT), Scaling, Fouling Factor, Levelized Cost of Water (LCOW)

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Younggeun Lee, Osman Ahmed Hamed, Amr Mohammad Mahmoud, Khalid Bamardouf, Sultan Ahmed, et al. A Demonstration of High Temperature MED-TVC Desalination Technology in the Gulf Area. Am J Chem Eng. 2019;7(2):57-64. doi: 10.11648/j.ajche.20190702.11

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Younggeun Lee

Corporate R&D Institute, Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction Co., Ltd., Yongin-si, South Korea
Osman Ahmed Hamed

Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Amr Mohammad Mahmoud

Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Khalid Bamardouf

Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Sultan Ahmed

Doosan Water R&D Center, Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Byungsung Park

Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz Suliman Al-Jamhan

Desalination Technologies Research Institute (DTRI), SWCC, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia

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