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
ZA200902994(B)
申请公布日期
2010.03.31
申请号
ZA20090002994
申请日期
2009.04.30
申请人
THE TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM;STARROTOR CORPORATION
发明人
HOLTZAPPLE, MARK T.;RABROKER, GEORGE A.;ZHU, LI;RUIZ, JORGE H.J. LARA;WATANAWANAVET, SOMSAK