SOLERAS - Solar Energy Water Desalination Project: Exxon Research and Engineering. System Design Final Report. Volume 3. Appendices Pilot Plan and Design Details and Subsystem Direct Cost Support

摘要

Details of the design of a water desalination solar pilot plant in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia are presented. The major subsystems of the plant are defined, including solar energy collection and simulation, energy storage, energy delivery, reverse osmosis/multiple effect distillation, water storage, waste disposal, backup power generators, controls and instrumentation data acquisition, facilities and enclosures, and computers. A list of the plant equipment and a set of process flow diagrams are provided. A cost analysis of the pilot plant is included. (ERA citation 11:002283)