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Sea‐Water Distillation Module
Author(s) -
Krebs Fred W.,
Cofer James R.,
Sieveka Ernest H.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1972.tb01766.x
Subject(s) - potable water , distillation , process engineering , scale (ratio) , work (physics) , environmental science , process (computing) , computer science , multiple effect distillation , seawater , environmental engineering , waste management , petroleum engineering , engineering , oceanography , geology , mechanical engineering , vacuum distillation , geography , chemistry , cartography , organic chemistry , operating system
Distillation was the first method whereby potable water was released from the sea; it remains most popular for this purpose. The process is particularly well adapted for scale‐up to units of large capacity. As improved systems and concepts evolve, they require module and prototype development to reach full‐scale production. Here is a report on work instigated by OSW to establish an advanced distillation technology to meet the growing need for potable water in certain areas of the US in the years ahead.