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Engineering and Economic Feasibility Study for a Combination Nuclear Power and Desalting Plant: Phases 1 and 2

Description: Scope: As defined by the subcontract, Bechtel's responsibility is to determine the engineering and economic feasibility and preliminary design of a combination power and desalting plant using a nuclear energy heat source, which plant shall be deemed suitable for operation by the District by the year 1970.
Date: December 1965
Creator: Bechtel Corporation
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Engineering Evaluation of Factors Affecting Quality of Water Sources Available for Saline Water Conversion Plants

Description: Report investing the "effects of contaminated raw water supplies on conversion processes," and studying "potential technical and economic advantages of combination saline water and sewage effluent conversion plants" (p. 1).
Date: December 1965
Creator: Sheppard T. Powell Associates
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An Engineering Evaluation of the Long-Tube Vertical Falling-Film Distillation Process

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over engineering studies on the long-tube vertical falling-film distillation process. As stated in the introduction, "it is the objective of this report to study the falling-film distillation and to prepare an engineering evaluation of the process and the design of major items of equipment, with particular emphasis upon improving production and operational reliability and upon reducing product cost" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustratio… more
Date: February 1965
Creator: Dow Chemical Company
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Engineering Study of the Potentialities and Possibilities of Desalting for Northern New Jersey and New York City

Description: Report that includes results and methodology from an engineering study regarding drought in Northern New Jersey and New York City. Topics include the area's water systems, the possible integration of desalting plants, and the potential costs of such plants.
Date: September 1966
Creator: Ralph M. Parsons Company
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Evaluation of 75,000 GPD Sea Water Desulfating Pilot Plant

Description: Report describing the design, construction, test programs, and economic issues relating to an Experimental Continuous Ion Exchange Desulfating Softening Plant and how the conclusions drawn from its operation could be used for the desulfation of sea water with desalination plants.
Date: November 1971
Creator: Garrison, K. M. & Gugler, J. E.
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Evaluation of a Thin-Film Sea Water Distillation Unit for Marine and Shore Base Application

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over studies conducted on a thin film sea water distillation unit. As stated in the summary, "a General Electric Thin Film Sea Water Distillation Unit designed for marine application has been evaluated. The results demonstrate the feasibility of the thin film process for this application. The technology made available by this work provides criteria for the design of compact equipment" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs. more
Date: October 1961
Creator: General Electric Company
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Evaluation of Brine Desulfating Process As Applied To Desalination Phase 1

Description: Report issued by the Office of Saline Water over studies conducted on the desulfating process at desalination plants. As stated in the introduction, "the explicit purpose of this study is to determine whether or not application of the feed-water desulfating process to the feed to a desalting plant will reduce the overall cost of desalted water" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: October 1967
Creator: Ennis, Charles E.; Gelblum, G. P. & Pechenick, William
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Evaluation of Concrete and Related Materials for Desalination Plants: Second Annual Progress Report

Description: Report investigating concrete for use in a sea water desalination plant. Concretes containing both natural and limestone aggregates were tested under the temperature, pressure, salinity, and structural stress conditions that could be expected in such a plant.
Date: June 1968
Creator: United States. Bureau of Reclamation.
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Evaluation of the Vertical Tube Evaporator and the Multistage Flash Desalination Processes

Description: Report that compares and evaluates "the relative thermodynamic and engineering characteristics and economics of the Vertical Tube Evaporator (VTE) and the Multistage Flash (MSF) process" (p. 1) for use in 250 Millions of Gallons per Day (MGD) and 2.5 MGD desalination plants.
Date: August 1970
Creator: The Fluor Corp., Ltd.
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Experimental Investigation of Direct Freeze Separation Process Using Refrigerant R-C318 (Octafluorocyclobutane)

Description: Report concerning the possible use of octafluorocyclobutane, R-C318, being used in the direct freezing process as a means of extracting fresh water from sea water. Topics include using R-C318 to make ice, flash precooling, design of a small direct freezing pilot plant using R-C318, and related economic studies.
Date: April 1967
Creator: Johnson, C. A.; Moore, S. J.; Wagaman, N. D. & Sandell, D. J.
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Exploratory Study of Brine Disposal Using Fluid-Bed Evaporation

Description: Report concerning fluid-bed evaporation as a possible method of separating waste brine into salts and pure water. Two process operations are examined: "(1) feed introduction to the evaporator through submered tubes, and (2) fludizization of soluble salt particles by superheated steam" (p. viii).
Date: November 1971
Creator: LaMont, P. E.
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Fabrication of Felt-Membrane Composites

Description: Report containing development information and economic evaluation of felt membrane composition meant for use as a reverse osmosis desalination membrane.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Wrotnowski, Arthur C. & Bernard, Edward G.
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Feasibility of Obtaining a Solid Dry Brine Effluent From Inland Desalination Plants

Description: Report documenting the use of multiple-effect evaporation and direct-contact drying as the least expensive and most feasible of ten processes used in converting brine effluents into dry solids.
Date: September 1970
Creator: Muehlberg, P. E.; LeGros, P. G.; Shepherd, B. P. & McIlhenny, W. F.
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First Annual Report - Operation of the Multi-Effect Multi-Stage Flash Distillation Plant (Clair Engle), San Diego, California

Description: Annual report discussing the activities and operation of the Senator Clair Engle Plant (CEP), a multi-effect multi-stage flash (MEMS) distillation plant for converting sea water, located in San Diego, California.
Date: November 1970
Creator: Catalytic Construction Company
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Freon-12 Hydrate Desalting Process

Description: Report that "evaluates an operation program of a hydrate process for the desalination of sea water in a 10,000 GPD plant located at the Office of Saline Water Research and Development Test Station (Wrightsvile Beach Test Facility at Wrightsville Beach, New Carolina) for the period march 1967 through July 1968" (p. i).
Date: August 1968
Creator: Garrison, Kenneth; Slape, R. J. & Snedden, L. L.
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Further Properties of Hydrates and Hydrating Agents

Description: Report presenting accounts of progress in saline water conversion with the expectation that the exchange of the data will contribute to the long-range development of economical processes applicable to large-scale, low-cost demineralization of sea or other saline water.
Date: January 1963
Creator: Syracuse University. Research Institute.
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