Design, Selection and Application of Energy Recovery Device in Seawater Desalination: A Review

Bin Huang, Kexin Pu, Peng Wu, Dazhuan Wu and Jianxing Leng
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Bin Huang: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang, China
Kexin Pu: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang, China
Peng Wu: College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
Dazhuan Wu: College of Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
Jianxing Leng: Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, Zhejiang, China

Energies, 2020, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-19

Abstract: In the seawater desalination system, the energy recovery system is a crucial part, as it consumes a lot of energy and plays a guiding role in the recovery efficiency. Therefore, in the energy recovery system, the recovery rate and energy consumption are the key factors to guide the system design. In order to make the energy recovery device achieve a high recovery rate under conditions of low energy consumption, the design and selection of each device in the system are particularly important. At the current stage, system matching optimization, device design optimization, and function objective optimization are widely used to improve the energy recovery system. In this paper, the design principle of the energy recovery integration system is analyzed, methods of reducing energy consumption and improving recovery efficiency are presented. The study provides guidance for the design and selection of energy recovery devices under different operating conditions.

Keywords: energy recovery device; recovery rate; specific energy consumption; turbine; pressure exchanger (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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