CONTENTS

List of contributors pp. ix-x

About the book pp. xi-xii

Introduction pp. xiii-xvi

Preface p. xvii

CHAPTER 1. SYNTHESIS AND DESIGN

1.1    A TYPICAL DESALINATION PLANT: DESIGN AND OPERATING VARIABLES AND CONSTRAINTS

Asghar Husain pp.1-21

1.2    SYNTHESIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF DUAL-PURPOSE THERMAL DESALINATION PLANTS

S. Mussati, P. Aguirre, and N.J. Scenna pp. 22-74

1.3    A TYPICAL POWER PLANT: DESIGN AND OPERATING VARIABLES AND CONSTRAINTS

J. Royo, A. Zaleta, J. Uche, and A. Valero pp. 75-117

1.4    MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESSES FOR DESALINATION

Asghar Husain pp. 118-138

CHAPTER 2. POWER PLANT MODEL

2.1    MODELING AND SIMULATION

J. Uche, L. Serra, and A. Valero pp. 139-164

CHAPTER 3. DESALINATION STEADY- STATE MODEL

3.1    MSF MODEL AND AUXILIARY EQUATIONS

Asghar Husain pp. 165-182

3.2    MSF MODELS SOLUTION - APPLICATIONS OF TDM AND SPEEDUP

Asghar Husain pp. 183-202

3.3   PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF MSF DESALINATION PLANTS USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS

C.V.S. Murty and K.V. Reddy pp. 203-224

3.4    MSF MODEL SOLUTION: APPLICATION OF SIMTAW

 J. Uche, L. Serra, and A. Valero pp. 225-240

CHAPTER 4. PLANT DATA FOR MODEL VALIDATION

4.1    DETECTION OF STEADY - STATE PLANT DATA

B.S.N. Murty pp. 241-266

4.2    PLANT DATA RECONCILIATION

A. Woldai pp. 267-282

CHAPTER 5. DESALINATION DYNAMICS MODELS

5.1    MODELING MULTIPLE EFFECT EVAPORATORS

Asghar Husain pp. 283-296

5.2    MSF MODELS AND SOLUTIONS USING SPEEDUP

Asghar Husain and K.V. Reddy pp. 297-330

CHAPTER 6. PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

6.1    MSF PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION

Asghar Husain pp. 331-344

6.2    PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE EFFECT EVAPORATORS

Asghar Husain pp. 345-354

6.3    SIMULATION AIDED DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF AN ADAPTIVE SCHEME WITH OPTIMALLY TUNED PID CONTROLLER FOR A LARGE MSF DESALINATION PLANT

A. Woldai pp. 355-394

CHAPTER 7. FAULT DIAGNOSIS

7.1    FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN A MSF PLANT

E.E. Tarifa and N.J. Scenna pp. 395-426

CHAPTER 8. THERMOECONOMICS ANALYSIS

8.1     THERMOECONOMIC ANALYSIS: FUNDAMENTALS

L. Serra, A. Valero, C.Torres, and J. Uche pp. 427-459

8.2     THERMOECONOMIC MODEL OF DUAL-PURPOSE POWER AND DESALINATION PLANT

J. Uche, L. Serra, and A. Valero pp. 460-481

8.3     COST ANALYSIS OF DUAL-PURPOSE POWER AND DESALINATION PLANT

J. Uche, L. Serra, and A. Valero pp. 482-508

8.4    THERMOECONOMIC OPTIMIZATION OF DUAL-PURPOSE POWER AND DESALINATION PLANT

J. Uche, A. Valero, M.A. Lozano, and L.Serra pp. 509-526

8.5    THERMOECONOMIC DIAGNOSIS OF A DUAL-PURPOSE POWER AND DESALINATION PLANT.

 J. Uche, A. Valero, and L. Serra pp. 527-548

CHAPTER 9. SYSTEMS SUSTAINABILITY

9.1    BASIC CONCEPTS OF SUSTAINABILITY

Darwish Al Gobaisi pp. 549-596

9.2     SUSTAINABILITY OF DESALINATION SYSTEMS - AN ESSENTIAL CONSIDERATION FOR THE FUTURE

Darwish Al Gobaisi pp. 597-622

Subject Index p. 623