Optimisation of Reverse-Osmosis Water Purification Plant Powered by Hydro-Generators at the Dead Sea

IF 0.4 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution Pub Date : 2023-03-29 DOI:10.3233/ajw230019

Hazem W. Marar

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Abstract

With the Jordan River as its main tributary, the Dead Sea is a hyper-saline lake, which was formed around 140 centuries ago. Climate change used to be the principal driver of water level changes. However, anthropogenic activities have recently emerged as a prominent source of excessive depletion. This study provides a realistic strategy for desalinating the Red Sea water whilst generating electrical power for the Dead Sea conveyance project. Seawater from the Gulf of Aqaba is transformed into highly concentrated saline water flowing to the Dead Sea whilst delivering purified drinking water to nearby regions using reverse osmosis plants. Being an energy-intensive process, a series of hydro-generators with efficient energy recovery devices will minimise the running cost by half.

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死海水轮发电机反渗透净水装置的优化

死海以约旦河为主要支流，是一个高盐湖，形成于大约140个世纪以前。气候变化曾经是水位变化的主要驱动因素。然而，人为活动最近已成为过度耗竭的一个突出来源。本研究为红海海水淡化同时为死海输水工程发电提供了现实可行的策略。亚喀巴湾的海水被转化为高浓度的盐水，流入死海，同时通过反渗透工厂向附近地区提供净化的饮用水。作为一个能源密集型的过程，一系列具有高效能量回收装置的水轮发电机将使运行成本降低一半。

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Asian Journal of Water, Environment and Pollution ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-

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期刊介绍： Asia, as a whole region, faces severe stress on water availability, primarily due to high population density. Many regions of the continent face severe problems of water pollution on local as well as regional scale and these have to be tackled with a pan-Asian approach. However, the available literature on the subject is generally based on research done in Europe and North America. Therefore, there is an urgent and strong need for an Asian journal with its focus on the region and wherein the region specific problems are addressed in an intelligent manner. In Asia, besides water, there are several other issues related to environment, such as; global warming and its impact; intense land/use and shifting pattern of agriculture; issues related to fertilizer applications and pesticide residues in soil and water; and solid and liquid waste management particularly in industrial and urban areas. Asia is also a region with intense mining activities whereby serious environmental problems related to land/use, loss of top soil, water pollution and acid mine drainage are faced by various communities. Essentially, Asians are confronted with environmental problems on many fronts. Many pressing issues in the region interlink various aspects of environmental problems faced by population in this densely habited region in the world. Pollution is one such serious issue for many countries since there are many transnational water bodies that spread the pollutants across the entire region. Water, environment and pollution together constitute a three axial problem that all concerned people in the region would like to focus on.