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Adsorption <strong>Desalination</strong>: A Novel Method 421<br />

Fig. 9.18. Temperature profile of the system hot <strong>and</strong> cooling water under st<strong>and</strong>ard operation scheme<br />

<strong>and</strong> passive heat recovery scheme. Open square Hot water inlet temperature using two different<br />

operation schemes. Filled triangle Hot water outlet temperature using st<strong>and</strong>ard operation scheme.<br />

Filled square Hot water outlet temperature using passive heat recovery scheme. Open diamond<br />

Cooling water inlet temperature using two different operation schemes. Filled diamond Cooling<br />

water outlet temperature using passive heat recovery scheme. Open triangle Cooling water outlet<br />

temperature using st<strong>and</strong>ard operation scheme (40).<br />

water can be cooled down nearly to the cooling water temperature. The hot water flow rate<br />

<strong>and</strong> cooling water flow rate to the bed must be equal to maintain the water storage capacity<br />

when the valve delay scheme is operated.<br />

5. RECENT IMPROVEMENTS OF ADSORPTION DESALINATION PLANT<br />

5.1. Adsorption <strong>Desalination</strong> Operation at a Relatively Higher Evaporation<br />

Temperature<br />

At a constant adsorption temperature, the adsorption capacity of silica gel þ water pair<br />

increases with the increase in adsorption pressure. El-Sharkawy et al. (44) reported that the<br />

SDWP can be significantly increased with an increase in the evaporation temperature of the<br />

evaporator. Evaporator pressure can be increased by raising the chilled water inlet temperature.<br />

It is noted that the SDWP can also be increased by using (a) the recovery of heat by<br />

cooling the cooling water supplied to the adsorption process using a plate heat exchanger<br />

(3) <strong>and</strong> (b) the tapping of heat to the evaporator by injecting part of the flow from cooling<br />

tower circuit. In the former method, the advantage lies in the cooling of silica gel during the<br />

adsorption process only to a temperature lower than the ambient <strong>and</strong> thus enhancing<br />

the adsorption process of silica gel. The latter method lowers the supply temperature of the<br />

coolant from the cooling tower, benefiting both the adsorber <strong>and</strong> the condenser. Figure 9.19

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