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Nabil Nada
Desal Engineering Manager – ACWA Power International
Saudi Arabia
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
• MSc: Material selection for Desalination Plants and Corrosion. Glasgow University,
Scotland 1973
• PhD: Desalination Technology, Glasgow Univ. Scotland
• Bsc: Chemistry & Physics, Shames University 1968
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Engineering Department, West Coast, SWCC, as Desalination Expert since 1986.
35 years in the Desalination field including:
• Specification of MSF, RO, MED.,
• Design largest RO Plant and MSF units in KSA
• Commissioning of Desalination Plants.
• Trouble shooting of all types of Desalination Plants.
• Worked in all SWCC 30 Plants which produce more than 900 MGD and 5230 MW.
• Member of IDA since its establishment
• Member of the Board of Directors in 1983-1985
• Member of the Technical Committee for several IDA Conference.
• Chairman of the Scientific Committee for SWCC 4th gained experience
Symposium - 2005
• Contributing in the research and development of Desalination Process in R& D
in KSA.
• Published more than 20 papers in the following topics:
- Corrosion of Desalination Plants
- Material selection for Desalination Plants
- Desalination Plants economy
- Design of Desalination Plants
-Pretreatment of MSF & RO
- Post-treatment of Desalination Water
Water Reuse and Desalination: Experience and Opportunity
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