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- Absorption-Multistage Flash Distillation Process
- "The major factors which influence the cost of water production from sea water by distillation methods are (1) the cost of fuel or energy required by the distilling plant, and (2) the required capital investment. Preliminary studies on the application of absorption or solution cycles to distillation methods for saline water conversion indicated that the fuel cost or thermal economy of a distillation plant could be improved by combining the distillation process with an absorption or solution cycle" (p. 1).
- Aluminum Heat Transfer Surfaces Multistage Flash Distillation Plant
- Report issued by the Office of Saline over studies conducted on heat transfer of aluminum alloy in multistage flash distillation plants. Results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
- Analysis and Summary of Reports and Data From the Freeport, Texas, Test Bed Plant (1961-1969)
- Report issued by the Office of Saline over a summary of all work conducted at the Freeport, Texas test bed plant. The work done at the plant between 1961 and 1969 is presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
- Analysis and Summary Report of Operation Guantanamo Naval Base Desalination Facility
- Report analyzing the Guantanamo Naval Base 2.25 MGD desalting and power generation facility in order to create a guide for the research and development programs for the Office of Saline Water and for commercial desalinization facilities.
- Annual Report (FY 1968): Freeport Test Facility and Vertical-Tube-Evaporator Test-Bed Plant, Freeport, Texas
- Report that presents "information, findings, and recommendations concerning the multiple-effect falling-film-evaporation method of desalination" (p. 1).
- Annual Report (FY 1968): Webster Test Facility and Electrodialysis Test-Bed Plant, Webster, South Dakota
- Report presenting progress in saline water conversion at the Test-Bed Plant in Webster, South Dakota, and the economics of its operation.
- Annual Report (FY 1969): Freeport Test Facility and Vertical-Tube-Evaporator Test-Bed Plant, Freeport, Texas
- Report presenting progress in saline water conversion at the Freeport Test Facility and Vertical-Tube-Evaporator Test-Bed Plant in Freeport, Texas, and the economics of its operation. Includes information regarding the LTV multiple-effect evaporation method of desalination.
- Annual Report (FY 1969): Webster Test Facility and Electrodialysis Test-Bed Plant, Webster, South Dakota
- Report presenting progress in saline water conversion at the Test-Bed Plant in Webster, South Dakota, and the economics of its operation.
- Annual Report (FY 1970): Webster Test Facility and Electrodialysis Test-Bed Plant Webster, South Dakota
- Report containing history, maintenance, and repairs of the Webster, South Dakota, test bed plant as well as reviews of optimization tasks performed therein.
- Bench Scale Study of the Vacuum Freezing Ejector Absorption Process
- Report describing Colt Industries' studies in developing a vacuum-freezing desalting process for saline water.
- Bibliography of Publications on Compounds of Gas Hydrate Type
- "This is the first of a series of bibliographical reports listing references on a particular subject which is of special interest to the Office of Saline Water. The initial bibliography was prepared by K. W. Allen of the University of Pittsburgh with subsequent additions and editing by Dr. Karl Kase of the Office of Saline Water" (p. ii).
- Bibliography of the Literature on Dropwise Condensation 1930-64
- Report presenting a comprehensive bibliography on dropwise condensation that has been created as part of a study on the dropwise condensation characteristics of inorganic hydrophobic systems.
- Bolsa Island Nuclear Power and Desalting Project Facilities (Cost and Description) and Cost of Desalted Water
- Report that contains information regarding the plans for a combined nuclear power plant and water desalination facility on a man-made island in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Includes the estimated costs associated with the conceptual plant as well as unit costs for desalted water.
- By-Products from Saline Water Conversion Plants: A Feasibility Study
- Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over studies conducted on by-products of saline water conversion plants. As stated in the introduction, "the objective of the survey has been to determine whether recovery of salable by-products from minerals present in saline waters offers a practical route to reducing the overall cost of converting these saline feeds to fresh water, and to delineate areas for further research and development on recovery processes" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
- Case Studies of Desalted Water for Irrigation
- Report studying the use of desalinated water for irrigation at three locations in Arizona and California. Costs and benefits are measured among several different areas, including multiple concentrations of desalinated water, different desalting methods, and the desalting process.
- Chamber Geometry in Multi-Stage Flash Evaporators
- Report regarding "the importance of various parameters on the length of a typical stage in a multi-stage sea water flash evaporator" (p. 1). Parameter values were examined to determine their influence on chamber length.
- Communities of Over 1000 Population With Water Containing in Excess of 1000 ppm of Total Dissolved Solids
- Report containing lists of communities within the United States that have a population over 1,000 and that have water supplies that contain total dissolved solids over 1,000 parts per million. These are listed separately by state and resource region.
- Comparison Study of a 2.5 MGD VTE Upflow Versus Downflow
- Report comparing "the capital and operating costs of an upflow and downflow plant" (p. 2). Cost saving recommendations are made.
- Conceptual Design Study of a 50 Million Gallon Per Day MSF Desalination Plant and Test Module
- Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over design studies for a 50 million gallon desalination plant. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents a conceptual design of a 50 MGD multistage flash plant and a conceptual design of a test module based on the 50 MGD plant design and proposed to demonstrate large plant design concepts. The report also includes a discussion of the more important engineering design studies employed in the development of the conceptual designs" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
- Conceptual Design Study of a 250-Million Gallons Per Day Combined Vertical Tube-Flash Evaporator Desalination Plant
- Report containing a design study of a 250 million gallons per day desalination plant. Contains a description of the desalination process, information regarding the design's efficiency, estimated capital and production costs
- Conceptual Design Study of a One Million Gallon Per Day MSM Desalination Plant-Replacement for Demonstration Plant No. 2 at Point Loma, San Diego, California
- From foreward: "This is another of a series of reports designed to present accounts of progress on saline water conversion with the expectation that the exhange of such data will contribute to the long range development of economical processes applicable to large scale desalination plants for conversion of sea and other saline waters." This particular report describes various aspects of a demonstration plant in San Diego, California.
- Conversion of Saline Water: A Bibliography of Literature Resulting From the Activities Sponsored by the Office of Saline Water
- Bibliography compiled by the Office of Saline Water containing literature that is relevant to water conversion. As stated in the preface, "the bibliography which is arranged by author, is divided into two parts" (p. iii).
- Corrosion of Metals in Sea Water
- Report issued by the Office of Saline over the corrosive properties of sea water on metals. As stated in the report, "the following paragraphs outline the major factors which influence corrosion reactions" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
- Cost of Steam Supply for Desalting Using Coal Fired Boilers
- Report studying the application and cost of using coal based steam power plants in desalination plants. Both Single Purpose Plants (wherein power is produced for the plant's needs) and Dual Purpose Plants (wherein extra power is produced for sale) are investigated.
- Demineralization by Transport Depletion
- Report concerning the demineralization of water via the transport depletion process, which is a variation of electrodialysis that uses just one ion-exchange membrane. The first portion of the report covers a year of studying the transport depletion method, while the second part includes details regarding the experiments, equipment, and complications in greater detail.
- Demineralization of Saline Water by Electrically-Induced Adsorption on Porous Carbon Electrodes
- Report containing information regarding the demineralization of water via carbon electrodes. Includes steps taken in the experiment, advancements made in the types of carbon material used, and cost estimates.
- Demineralization of Saline Water by Electrically-Induced Adsorption on Porous Carbon Electrodes
- Report containing information regarding the demineralization of water via carbon electrodes. Includes steps taken in the experiment, advancements made in the types of carbon material used, and cost estimates.
- Demineralization of Saline Water by Electrically-Induced Adsorption on Porous Carbon Electrodes
- Report containing the summation of the desalination studies carried out by The University of Oklahoma Research Institute, including their theories of carbon demineralization, electrode development, and the cost estimates for a demineralization plant.
- Demineralization of Saline Water Through Pressurization Cycles with Ion Exchange Materials
- Report regarding experiments to ionically desalinate water. Includes experimental procedures, interpretations of data, and a discussion of results.
- Desalination by Electrosorption and Desorption
- Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over studies conducted on electrosorption and desorption processes used for water desalination. The process and methods are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
- Design and Construction of a Desalination Pilot Plant, a Reverse Osmosis Process
- Report containing plans for a desalination pilot plant for the purposes of evaluating the feasibility of reverse osmosis for the desalination of sea and brackish water with the capacity of 1,000 gallons of potable water produced per day.
- Design and Economic Study of a Gas Turbine Powered Vapor Compression Plant for Evaporation of Seawater
- Report that "presents the results of an engineering study of the design and economics of a single purpose gas tubine powered vapor compression cycle seawater desalting plant." (p. 1)
- Design and Fabrication of a 50,000 GPD Portable Reverse Osmosis Pilot Plant
- Report regarding the first year of work designing and constructing a portable reverse osmosis pilot plant for converting brackish water.
- Design and Furnishing Flash Enhancers for MSF Test Module
- Report describing experiments that attempt to minimize the heat loss within a multi-stage flash evaporator.
- Design, Construction, Field Testing, and Cost Analysis of An Experimental Electrodialysis Demineralizer for Brackish Waters
- Rpeort describing the electrodialysis process as a possible practical means for demineralizing saline waters. The tests described in the report are used to determine the effects of operating the process under field conditions, to provide estimates of the cost of demineralizing brackish waters on a large scale, and as a means of planning further needed research in this field.
- Design of a Basin-Type Solar Still
- From Introduction: "This report describes the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a particular solar still that has been shown to be a practical for converting saline water to fresh water at low cost in localities where there is a reasonable amount of sunshine. A series of photographs is included which illustrate the steps in constructing a still."
- Design Study of A Reverse Osmosis Plant for Sea Water Conversion
- Report presenting some of the progress made in saline water conversion so that the data can contribute to the long-range development of economical processes applicable to large-scale, low-cost demineralization of sea and other saline water.
- Design Study of Large Multiple Phase Ejector Driven Desalination Plants
- Report concerning "the use of Multiple Phase Ejectors with distillation desalination plants, including detailed thermodynamic analyses of ejector-driven distillation plants and the optimization of parameters for the most promising plant arrangement derived form the thermodynamic analyses." (p. 1)
- Desorption of Carbon Dioxide and Oxygen From Sea Water
- Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over studies on seawater degasification with a focus on desorption of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
- Determination of the Practicality of the Osmionic Process
- Report that contains a design for a more efficient osmionic demineralizer that could run for two weeks with no problems that still 2 to 3 times as costly as demineralization by electrodialysis.
- Development of A Direct-Freezing Continuous Wash-Separation Process for Saline Water Conversion
- Report regarding the successful development of a freezing sea water to produce fresh water. Contains the experimental methods used as well as an economic analysis.
- Development of a Thin-Liquid-Film Membrane Device for Reverse Osmosis
- Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over studies conducted on reverse-osmosis plants. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
- Development of a Thin-Liquid-Film Membrane Unit for Desalination by Reverse Osmosis
- Report describing a contract to study laminar flow in narrow channels as a possible alternative to turbulent flow in wider channels for minimizing the losses in efficiency due to concentration polarization in the reverse osmosis process for desalination of sea water. A laboratory study and a practical study were both undertaken.
- Development of an Improved Solar Still
- Report concerning the study of multiple designs of solar distillers with the goal of increasing the fresh water ouptut.
- Development of Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash Distillation Process: Phase 1
- Report investigating the feasibility of the Atomics International Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash (DCC-MSF) Distillation process using "analytical and experimental studies on a direct contact condensation module and a plastic film heat exchanger. (p. iii)
- Development of Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash Distillation Process: Phase 2
- Report investigating the feasibility of the Atomics International Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash (DCC-MSF) Distillation process using "analytical and experimental studies on a direct contact condensation module and a plastic film heat exchanger. (p. iii) Contains further studies and evaluations of the direct-contact condensation unit and plastic film heat exchanger.
- Development of Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash Distillation Process: Phase 3A
- Report investigating the feasibility of the Atomics International Direct Contact Condensation Multistage Flash (DCC-MSF) Distillation process using "analytical and experimental studies on a direct contact condensation module and a plastic film heat exchanger. (p. iii) Contains further studies and evaluations of the direct-contact condensation unit and plastic film heat exchanger.
- Development of Economical Methods of Boron Removal From Irrigation Return Waters
- Report that examines a method for reducing the boron levels of irrigation return waters to nonphytotoxic levels.
- Development of Mathematical Model and Computer Program for Optimization of VTE Saline Water Plants
- Report concerning "the development of techniques and mathematical models for an optimum design of a Vertical Tube Evaporator desalting plant." (p. 1)
- Development of Polyphenylene Oxide Membranes
- Report concerning manufacturing variables on sulfonated polyphenylene oxide reverse osmosis membranes. The effects these variables have membrane performance are discussed as well as procedures to increase membrane reproducibility and performance.