WSP03528

• File Number: 8271.300
• Description: Salinity
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Date: 11/1/1970
• Author: USDOI/BOR
• Title: Office of Saline Water Special Report on Status of Desalting
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

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CONTENTS

ABSTRACT

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 General Grouping of Applicable Processes
1.2 Inventory of Desalting Plants

2. DISTILLATION (EVAPORATIVE) PROCESSES

2.1 Heat and Energy Supply
2.1.1 Steam Generator Costs
2.1.2 Fuel Costs
2.1.3 Typical Steam Costs
2.1.4 Rationale .for Energy Costs Selected for
Distillation Processes in PSIAC Study
2.1. 5 Problems in Coupling of Power and
Desalting Plants
2.1.6 Desalting in Conjunction with Natural
Wate r Supply
2.2 Multistage Flash Distillation Process
MSF Process Description
2.3 Vertical-Tube Evaporator Process
2.4 Vertical-Tube Evaporator with MSF Feed Heating
VTE-MSF Process Flow Description
2.5 Vapor Compression-Vertical Tube Evaporator-
Multistage Flash Process
2.6 Commercial and Developmental Statue
2.6.1 Multistage Flash Process
2.6.2 Vertical Tube Evaporator Process
2.6.3 Vapor Compression Process
2.7 Pretreatment of Seawater for Evaporator Plant Feed
Streams and Passivation of Product Water
2.7.1 Cblorination
2.7.2 Scale Control
2.7.3 Product Water Treatment
2.8 Distillation Costs and Plant Parameters
2.8.1 Cost Estimating Ground Rules and Assumptions
2.8.2 MSF Plant Costs
2.8.3 YTE/MSF Plant Costs and Parameters
2.8.4 VC/VTE/MSF Plant Costs

3. MEMBRANE PROCESSES

3.1 Electrodialysis
3.1.1 ED Process Flow Description
3.1.2 Cbemical Pretreatment
3.1. 3 Product Water Treatment
3.1.4 Heat and Energy Supply
3.1.5 Commercial and Developmental Statue of ED

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