Entropy and Thermodynamics in Desalination Systems II
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300). This special issue belongs to the section "Thermodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2021) | Viewed by 2820
Special Issue Editors
Interests: geothermal energy; solar energy; transport in porous media; heat and mass transfer; waste energy recovery; CFD; design optimization
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: water desalination; energy and exergy analysis; heat and mass exchangers; solar energy systems; design of thermal systems
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Desalination systems consume large amounts of energy to separate pure water from dissolved matter. Whatever the separation method used to desalinate water, there is a large amount of entropy generation due to irreversibility in each process. Reducing entropy generation will decrease the energy consumed in the desalination process. Energy and exergy analyses, as well as entropy generation minimization, are vital thermodynamic tools in the design and analysis of desalination systems. This Special Issue specifically emphasizes research that addresses entropy generation and the thermodynamic analysis of desalination systems, by presenting an analysis of novel desalination processes, improved performance, new techniques, such as fog harvesting, water from thin air, and desalination by freezing. Other disciplines are also welcome, such as salinity gradient energy, energy recovery devices in desalination systems, optimization, and entropy generation minimization.
Prof. Mostafa H. Elsharqawy
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Antar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- entropy generation in thermal and membrane-based desalination systems
- entropy generation in renewable desalinaiton systems
- entropy generation minimization in desalination systems
- entropy generation mechanisms in desalination
- energy and exergy analyses of desalination systems
- optimization, single and multistage, performance assessment
