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Computer simulation for the optimization of reverse osmosis seawater desalination pretreatment
| Title: | Computer simulation for the optimization of reverse osmosis seawater desalination pretreatment. |
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| Name(s): |
Corlay, Brieuc. Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor Haky, Jerome E., Thesis advisor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 2003 | |
| Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
| Place of Publication: | Boca Raton, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | application/pdf | |
| Extent: | 93 p. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | A computer program was developed to simulate and optimize the chemical pretreatment of seawater prior to desalination by reverse osmosis. The model was created using LabViewRTM programming language. The automation of the process was achieved using a PID (proportional, integrative, derivative) controller. The effects of a variety of operating conditions were modeled to optimize the chemical pretreatment. We focused on three parameters: hardness removal, iron removal and control of biogrowth. The validity of the model was verified with laboratory scale experiments. In the range of the model, the predicted values differ by a maximum of 11% from experimental results. | |
| Identifier: | 9780496198757 (isbn), 13026 (digitool), FADT13026 (IID), fau:9891 (fedora) | |
| Collection: | FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection | |
| Note(s): |
Thesis (M.S.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2003. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science |
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| Subject(s): |
Saline water conversion--Reverse osmosis process Reverse osmosis--Computer simulation |
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| Held by: | Florida Atlantic University Libraries | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13026 | |
| Sublocation: | Digital Library | |
| Use and Reproduction: | Copyright © is held by the author with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. | |
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| Host Institution: | FAU | |
| Is Part of Series: | Florida Atlantic University Digital Library Collections. |
