Solar energy desalination technology /

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Main Authors: Zheng, Hongfei
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: Amsterdam, Netherlands :
Publication Dates: [2017]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780128054116
Carrier Form: 1 online resource
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN: 9780128094228
0128094222
Index Number: TD479
CLC: P747
Contents: Front Cover; Solar Energy Desalination Technology; Solar Energy Desalination Technology; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 -- General Problems in Seawater Desalination; 1.1 Fresh Water Resource Shortage and Its Solutions; 1.2 Composition and Properties of Seawater; 1.3 Summary of General Seawater Desalination Methods; 1.3.1 Distillation; 1.3.1.1 Vertical Tube Distillation; 1.3.1.2 Vapor Compression Distillation; 1.3.1.3 Multistage Flash Distillation; 1.3.1.4 Solar Distillation; 1.3.2 Freezing Method; 1.3.2.1 Vacuum Freeze-Vapor Compression Method; 1.3.2.2 Vacuum Freeze-Vapor Absorption Method.
1.3.2.3 Direct Refrigerant Freezing Process1.3.3 Electrodialysis; 1.3.4 Reverse Osmosis; 1.3.5 Solvent Extraction; 1.3.6 Hydrate Method; 1.3.7 Ion-Exchange Method; 1.3.8 Absorption Method; 1.3.9 Air Humidification and Dehumidification Method; 1.3.10 Membrane Distillation; 1.3.11 Forward Osmosis; 1.4 The Historical Evolution of the Solar Energy Seawater Desalination; 1.5 The Classification and Development of Solar Desalination Technology; 1.5.1 The Classification of Solar Energy Seawater Devices; 1.5.2 Thermal Method Solar Energy Seawater Desalination Technology.
1.5.2.1 Passive Solar Distillation System1.5.2.2 Active Solar Distillation System; 1.5.3 Membrane Method Solar Energy Seawater Desalination Technology; 1.5.4 Combination of Thermal and Membrane Method; 1.5.5 Solar System Combined With Traditional Desalination Device; 1.5.6 Solar Energy Power-Desalting Cogeneration Technology; 1.5.7 The Main Solar Desalination Systems Operating in the World; 1.6 Facing Problems and Development Direction of Solar Desalination; 1.6.1 Facing Problems of Conventional Solar Distillation Technology; 1.6.2 Development Direction of Solar Desalination; References.
2 -- Solar Energy Utilization and Its Collection Devices2.1 Solar Radiation Energy; 2.1.1 The Sun and Its Energy; 2.1.2 Solar Constant; 2.1.3 Variation in Extraterrestrial Radiation; 2.1.4 Attenuation of Solar Radiation in Atmosphere; 2.1.5 Spectral Distribution of Extraterrestrial Radiation; 2.2 Catalog of Solar Collectors and Their Fundamental Technologies; 2.3 Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.1 Structure of Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.1.1 Transparent Cover; 2.3.1.2 Heat Absorber; 2.3.1.3 Selective Coating on Heat Absorber; 2.3.1.4 Thermal Insulation Layer and Its Shell.
2.3.2 Performance Parameters of Flat-Plate Solar Collector2.3.2.1 Fundamental Energy Conservation Equation for Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.2.2 Instant Efficiency Equation and Efficiency Curve; 2.3.3 Heat Loss Coefficient of Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.4 Factors Influencing the Efficiency of a Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.4.1 Structural Material of Solar Collector; 2.3.4.2 Climate; 2.3.4.3 Operation Conditions; 2.3.4.4 Balanced Temperature of the Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.5 Choice of the Flat-Plate Solar Collector; 2.3.5.1 Choice of Flow Direction.