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Seafaring Solution for Regional Water Supplies
Author(s) -
Griffin Charles A. “Skip”
Publication year - 2007
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.1551-8833.2007.tb07836.x
Subject(s) - seawater , environmental science , brine , desalination , environmental engineering , barge , shore , reverse osmosis , entrainment (biomusicology) , potable water , hydrology (agriculture) , waste management , marine engineering , oceanography , engineering , geology , geotechnical engineering , membrane , chemistry , biochemistry , philosophy , organic chemistry , rhythm , aesthetics
This article presents the Seawater Conversion Vessel (SCV), an ocean‐going ship that houses a self‐contained seawater desalination plant. The SCV includes a multi‐depth intake line and pump station to draw water from the sea; microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and posttreatment systems to convert the seawater to potable water; a sophisticated mixing and dispersion system to properly dispose of the brine; and a variety of means by which the potable water can be transported to shore. The article discusses the advantages of the SCV over land‐based desalination facilities, minimizing impingement and entrainment effects, cleaning and discharging the brine, use of a tug barge to deliver desalinated water to the shore in highly sensitive shoreline areas, and coastal and global interest in the SCV.