Conference paper
Solar and wind powered desalination for remote communities
Australian Water and Wastewater Association
14th Federal Convention of the Australian Water and Wastewater Association (Perth, Western Australia, 17/03/1991–22/03/1991)
1991
Abstract
The Remote Area Developments Group of Murdoch University has been investigating the technology of Reverse Osmosis, powered by both photovoltaic panels and windmills, 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 L/day of fresh water from two solar panels. The design, construction, field testing and performance analysis of a prototype windpowered reverse osmosis (RO) desalination system for remote areas is also discussed. Based on the field tests, a performance model is derived which allows for 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)G.E. Ho (Author/Creator)K. Mathew (Author/Creator)
- Conference
- 14th Federal Convention of the Australian Water and Wastewater Association (Perth, Western Australia, 17/03/1991–22/03/1991)
- Publisher
- Australian Water and Wastewater Association
- Identifiers
- 991005544191707891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Environmental Science
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper
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