In accordance with particular embodiments, a desalination system includes a plurality of evaporators. The plurality of evaporators includes at least a first evaporator and a last evaporator. The plurality of evaporators are arranged in cascading fashion such that a concentration of salt in a brine solution increases as the brine solution passes through the plurality of evaporators from the first evaporator towards the last evaporator. The desalination system also includes a plurality of heat exchangers. An input of each evaporator is coupled to at least one of the plurality of heat exchangers. The system also includes a vapor source coupled to at least one of the plurality of evaporators.
申请公布号
US2012199534(A1)
申请公布日期
2012.08.09
申请号
US201113191125
申请日期
2011.08.17
申请人
HOLTZAPPLE MARK T.;RABROKER GEORGE A.;ZHU LI;LARA RUIZ JORGE H.J.;WATANAWANAVET SOMSAK;TERRABON ADVE, LLC;THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM
发明人
HOLTZAPPLE MARK T.;RABROKER GEORGE A.;ZHU LI;LARA RUIZ JORGE H.J.;WATANAWANAVET SOMSAK