IDE Technologies articles

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The Mechanical Vapor Compression (MVC) is among the most efficient distillation processes. It achieves its high efficiency in a simple manner, producing a high quality distillate. Since 1969 with the installation of IDE`s first commercial MVC plant, circa of 260 units have been installed world-wide in single and multieffect configuration. In Spain alone, over 70 units have been installed in tourist resorts, municipalities, ports, industries, refineries and power

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This paper presents the technological features of the MED desalination plant integrated with a sliding-pressure ultra-supercritical steam turbine plants of the Tianjin project, in which the MED desalination units operate with a wide range of steam pressures.

In general, clean and cost-effective power generation is of paramount importance to cope with the the increasing energy demand throughout the world. Investment and fuel costs are the main contribu

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This article is a continuation of the article "Sliding Pressure Turbine Integrated with Seawater Desalination Facility (MED)" [1] presented at the IDA 2011 World Congress. The previous article described a unique MED-TVC plant design that is able to integrate with a sliding pressure turbine to supply motive steam to a thermal desalination process. This turbine is part of the Tianjin Beijing power station, located in the south Hangu District along the Bohai Sea. The Tianjin power

Introduction
Low Temperature Multi Effect Distillation (LT-MED) is one of the most efficient thermal desalination processes currently in use. It incorporates technological advances which have resulted in reliable, durable and economical desalination plants producing high purity product water.

These advances are as follows:

1. Development of a unique design of a falling film horizontal tube evaporator/condenser with high heat transfer coefficient, util

This paper presents the three center design implemented in the South Israel (Ashkelon) seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination facility with guaranteed production capability of 100 Mm3/year. The facility design is based on the concept of a Three-Center Design: a pumping center, a membrane center and an energy recovery center.

The BOOT 100 Million m3/year Ashkelon Desalination Plant is comprised of two identical plant facilities - North and South – which started operation

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This paper presents the structure and features of the South Israel (Ashkelon) Project, which consists of the financing, design, construction, operation and transfer of a seawater desalination facility with guaranteed production capability of 100 Mm3/year for a term of 25 years. The facility which started operating in August 2005, achieved an initial water price of US0 52.7/m , one of the lowest prices ever offered in a BOT project for seawater desalination.

Introduction
Larnaca Desalination Plant was the first large scale sea water reverse osmosis plant which was built by IDE Technologies Ltd and is solely owned and operated by I.D.E. staff. It is currently in the final year of a 10 year BOOT project (Build, Own, Operate, and Transfer). The plant has a current maximum design capacity of 64,000M³/day.

Plant construction started in early 2000 and was commissioned and online by July 2001. The Original contract was

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The environmental issues of possible concern during construction and operation of desalination plants (mainly large-scale facilities) include impacts that are common to many coastal development projects (e.g. land use and aesthetic impacts), as well as specific impacts associated with the elements of the desalination system and auxiliary infrastructure. In the latter category these relate to the introduction of highly saline brine and process additives to the

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With the increasing use of natural gas, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) is becoming more extensively used to ease the storage and transport of gas. The process of returning the natural gas to its gaseous state (regasification) prior to distribution to the gas pipeline absorbs large quantities of heat and therefore provides a readily available and inexpensive source of "coldness" at low temperatures.

This available "coldness" source can constitute a challe

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The Hadera Desalination Plant located in Hadera, Israel, is the world’s largest operating seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant. During the three and a half years it has been in operation, the plant has produced potable water for the State of Israel totaling 106 million cubic meters per year the first year, 127 million cubic meters per year the second year and 146 million cubic meters per year the third year.

The Hadera plant has an innova