Wind Driven Reverse Osmosis Desalination for Small Scale Stand-Alone Applications

Evaluation of system configurations and selection of an optimal configuration for Somaliland by means of a SIMULINK model

Master thesis (2011)

Authors

Contributors

H.F. Veldkamp (mentor)
S.G.J. Heijman (mentor)
Department
Wind Energy (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

25-02-2011

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Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Wind Energy

Abstract

The need for a sustainable water supply is high in many regions worldwide. The coastal city Berbera in Somaliland is one of those places where clean drinking water is not part of everyday life. With wind and saline water being freely available, wind driven reverse osmosis desalination can solve the problem. Existing solutions on wind driven reverse osmosis desalination are however limited. It is difficult to select the best configuration for a specific site. To deal with this issue the Wind2Water model is developed.