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This search presents a study for some types of fresh water generators FWGs, giving an overview of each type and comparing them with other types, and knowing the design criteria for different designs, as well as studying their advantages and disadvantages, including thermal desalting which types are vapor compression (VC), multi stage flash distillation (MSF), multiple effect distillation (MED), and multiple effecte evaporator, adsorption desalination, membrane distillation (MD), freezing desalination, and hydrate desalination. Then we studied the non-thermal desalination process, which includes electro-dialysis (ED), ion exchange desalination (IX), extraction desalination process, and additional types of fresh water generators FWGs.

The implementation of multi-effect evaporators on panela (unrefined whole cane sugar) production process requires, besides the technological adjustment, to maintain product characteristics; this condition revealed the lack of knowledge of the effect of evaporation pressure on the quality of panela. In order to fill part of this gap, this study sought to determine the effect of both theconcentration of antifoam and the use of a flocculant (Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth) and an adjuvant (lime) on the quality of sugar honey and panela, when evaporation is performed at different atmospheric pressures. In order to achieve this, the present study worked on two completely randomized experimental designs with four replications, a density of evaporation heat flow of 27.78 kW/m2 and juice from the CC85-46 variety. In the first design, two variables were studied: evaporation pressure and use of flocculant and adjuvant with a 4x2x2 factorial arrangement without antifoam.In the second design, variables evaporation pressure and quantity of antifoam with a 4x3 factorial arrangement without flocculant nor adjuvant were studied. The results show that the quality of the product deteriorates in pressurized systems (glucoside coefficient increases up to 200%), is not affected by the use of 50 μL of antifoam per liter of clarified juice and improved by the use of flocculant (turbidity is reduced by 55%). Solidification and hardness improve with the addition of the adjuvant, but this increased 48% color and 24% turbidity. La implementación de evaporadores multiefecto en el proceso panelero requiere, además del ajuste tecnológico, mantener las características del producto; esta condición develó el desconocimiento del efecto de la presión de evaporación sobre la calidad de la panela. Para llenar parte de este vacío, se buscó determinar el efecto tanto de la concentración de antiespumante como del uso de floculante (Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth) y coadyuvante (cal) sobre la calidad de la miel y la panela, cuando la evaporación se realiza a presiones diferentes a la atmosférica. Para ello, se trabajó en dos diseños experimentales completamente al azar, con cuatro repeticiones, una densidad de flujo calórico de evaporación de 27,78 kW/m2 y jugo de la variedad CC85-46. En el primero se estudiaron las variables presión de evaporación y uso de floculante y coadyuvante, con un arreglo factorial de 4x2x2 y sin antiespumante. En el segundo, se estudiaron las variables presión de evaporación y cantidad de antiespumante, con un arreglo factorial de 4x3 y sin floculante ni coadyuvante. Los resultados permiten concluir que la calidad del producto se deteriora en sistemas presurizados (se incrementa el coeficiente glucósido hasta en 200%), no se afecta con el uso de hasta 50 μL de antiespumante por litro de  jugo clarificado y mejora con el uso de floculante (se disminuye la turbidez en 55%). La solidificación y la dureza mejoran con el coadyuvante, pero este incrementa 48% el color y 24% la turbidez.

The reuse of wastewater produced in industrial processes is important to contribute to reducing the use of water obtained from natural resources. Vinasse, one of the most important byproducts in ethanol production, could be reused in ethanolic fermentation. However, its use can cause problems during the fermentation process. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of using different effluents in molasses dilution and its consequences on the fermentation process for ethanol production. The different diluents were vinasse “in natura”, condensed water from an industrial vinasse concentrator, condensed water from a multiple-effect evaporator, multijet condenser water, standard treatment water from natural resources (with chlorine), and deionized water. According to the results, must dilution could be made using Vinasse Concentrator Water and Multiple-effect Evaporator Water without reducing the quality of ethanolic fermentation. These effluents can replace the water from hydric resources in must dilution, lowering the environmental impact of ethanol production by reducing the water consumed and chloride used in this industrial process.

The effects of heat transfer performance of systems can be studied in combination with thermodynamic performance. The design solution of maximizing heat transfer always leads to increased entropy generation else if minimizing entropy was aimed then heat transfer got minimized. Hence there is need for holistic optimization. This paper attempts to merge the two competing criteria's - (i) heat transfer and (ii) the thermodynamic performance of a solar assisted multiple effect evaporator system and optimize study parameters for its energy efficient operation. Solar assisted multiple effect evaporators use steam as source of energy to evaporate wastewater. The idea of amalgamating these two factors is to observe how much reduction in the performance of one factor will improve the performance of the other. This study couples the two criteria, which has been dealt with separately, to arrive at the parameters of interest which must be fine-tuned for ensuring system performance. Mass flow rate of steam and wastewater appeared to chiefly influence heat transfer and entropy generation of the system, negligible influence was observed on changing the concentration of the waste water or optical efficiency of the solar concentrator in single legged analysis. However through this holistic optimization study, it was found that variations in Prandtl number, i.e., the concentration of the waste water and optical efficiency of solar concentrator drastically shift the optimization balance of entropy generation and heat transfer rate.

Multiple-effect evaporators (MEEs) are energy-intensive equipment, used for increasing the concentration of the solution. In order to minimize its energy consumption, it can be integrated with the background process. Energy consumption can also be minimized by integrating MEE with thermo-vapor compressor (TVC). A significant energy saving can be achieved by simultaneously integrating the MEE, TVC, and the background process streams. The present study focuses on the optimal integration of MEE, TVC, and background process stream by appropriately selecting the TVC operating temperature and the MEE effect temperatures. Selection criteria of appropriate temperatures are rigorously derived in this study. Based on the mathematical results, a methodology is proposed and is demonstrated through two illustrative examples: a forward feed corn glucose system and a parallel feed desalination system. By selection of the optimal temperatures, energy consumption for corn glucose system is observed to be reduced by 42%, with additional reductions in annual cost of 34%. Similarly, for the desalination system, the external steam requirement and the cost of producing freshwater can be reduced by 54% and 39% through appropriate selection of temperatures.

Subjected to fixed total heat transfer surface area, the distribution of surface in multiple-effect evaporator affects the performance of the evaporator. Previous studies have been concerned with optimization of surface distribution with the assumption that no fouling occurs. The present study considers a more realistic case when the last-effect vessel is subjected to fouling. It is shown that, in order to consume the minimum steam exergy to produce a given amount of evaporation, the area of the last-effect vessel must be increased as the rate of fouling increases.

La implementación de evaporadores multiefecto en el proceso panelero requiere, además del ajuste tecnológico, mantener las características del producto; esta condición develó el desconocimiento del efecto de la presión de evaporación sobre la calidad de la panela. Para llenar parte de este vacío, se buscó determinar el efecto tanto de la concentración de antiespumante como del uso de floculante (Heliocarpus popayanensis Kunth) y coadyuvante (cal) sobre la calidad de la miel y la panela, cuando la evaporación se realiza a presiones diferentes a la atmosférica. Para ello, se trabajó en dos diseños experimentales completamente al azar, con cuatro repeticiones, una densidad de flujo calórico de evaporación de 27,78 kW/m2 y jugo de la variedad CC85-46. En el primero se estudiaron las variables presión de evaporación y uso de floculante y coadyuvante, con un arreglo factorial de 4x2x2 y sin antiespumante. En el segundo, se estudiaron las variables presión de evaporación y cantidad de antiespumante, con un arreglo factorial de 4x3 y sin floculante ni coadyuvante. Los resultados permiten concluir que la calidad del producto se deteriora en sistemas presurizados (se incrementa el coeficiente glucósido hasta en 200%), no se afecta con el uso de hasta 50 μL de antiespumante por litro de  jugo clarificado y mejora con el uso de floculante (se disminuye la turbidez en 55%). La solidificación y la dureza mejoran con el coadyuvante, pero este incrementa 48% el color y 24% la turbidez.

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Chapter 8 deals with solar desalination systems. The chapter initially analyzes the relation of water and energy as well as water demand and consumption and the relation of energy and desalination. Subsequently, the various desalination processes are described starting with a general exergy analysis of desalination systems and thermal desalination processes. This is followed by a review of the direct and indirect desalination systems. The typical direct system is the solar still and the analysis includes classification of solar distillation systems, performance of solar stills, and general comments on solar distillation. Indirect collection systems presented include the multistage flash process, the multiple-effect boiling process, the vapor compression process, reverse osmosis, and electrodialysis. These are described technologically and the system design equations are given. The chapter includes also a review of the renewable energy desalination systems and examines solar thermal energy, solar ponds, solar photovoltaic, wind power, hybrid solar PV–wind power, and geothermal energy. Finally, the parameters to consider in the selection of a desalination process are examined.

This paper investigates an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) system for low-to-medium temperature heat recovery using comparative thermodynamic, exergoeconomic and economic modelling. A working-fluid study considering environmental and thermodynamic perspectives is conducted. A 20 kW ORC unit is tested and used as a feasibility and trend-consistency reference to support the modelling assumptions and practical operating bounds. A parametric study then examines the effects of evaporator pressure, condensation temperature, superheat, subcooling and heat-exchanger pinch-point temperature differences on net power output, first- and second-law efficiencies, total product cost and total capital investment under prescribed boundary conditions. Multi-objective optimization is applied to identify Pareto-optimal trade-offs and representative compromise solutions. Results show an intermediate evaporator pressure maximizes net power output, while lower condensation temperature generally improves efficiency; superheat has limited efficiency impact but should ensure safe operation, and a small subcooling margin (around 3 °C) mitigates cavitation risk. The best overall performance is obtained with an evaporator pinch of 3 °C and a condenser pinch of 5–9 °C; tightening pinch constraints increases required heat-transfer area and makes heat exchangers the main cost bottleneck for high-efficiency solutions.