Conference paper
Solar and wind powered desalination for remote communities
Indian Water Works Association (IWWA)
International Conference on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Nagpur, India, 04/01/1992–07/01/1992)
1992
Abstract
The Remote Area Developments Group of Murdoch University has been investigating the technology of Reverse Osmosis (RO), powered by both photo-voltaic panels and wind- mills, as a means of desalinating drinking water for remote communities. A small RO unit featuring energy recovery has been tested while connected to a solar panel. Daily pumping durations have been extended dramatically by the use of a robust, maintenance free solar tracker and an inexpensive pump optimiser, eliminating the need for batteries or electronic controllers. The Group is developing a larger unit with the aim of producing up to 1000 Uday ol fresh water from two solar panels. The design, construction, field testing and performance analysis of a prototype wind-powered RO desalination system for remote areas is also discussed. Based on the field tests, a performance model is derived which allows tor the prediction of the prototype production given the wind and water characteristics of any location.
Details
- Title
- Solar and wind powered desalination for remote communities
- Authors/Creators
- D. Harrison (Author/Creator)R. Robinson (Author/Creator)K. Mathew (Author/Creator)G.E. Ho (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- International Conference on Rural Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries (Nagpur, India, 04/01/1992–07/01/1992)
- Publisher
- Indian Water Works Association (IWWA)
- Identifiers
- 991005540686507891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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