Hi there, we are also researching the same field. What we are doing essentially is build a model that works like the windturbine model in TRNSYS. We take experimental data from a plant we have at the university and we correlate consumed power with produced water (we can also predict the salinity, but what is important for us is for the water to be potable according to the World Health Organization). We have opted for this approach since different approaches in the design of the reverse osmosis plant change the performance considerably. The key component is what kind of energy recovery device the plant uses as well as the sizing of the various components. Of course if you operate the unit at nominal power steadily you can just model it using a couple of simple equations. You can see our work in the below published paper in Applied Energy journal. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261911003333 In the references of this paper you can also find our previous work on the experimental investigation of the plant that we have at the university if you want to model that unit. ------------------------------------------------------------------- George Kyriakarakos, Agricultural Engineer MSc Energy Systems & Renewable Energy Sources Agricultural University of Athens, Dept. of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering Iera odos street, 75, Athens 11855, Greece Tel. +30.210.5294046 (direct), Fax: +30.210.5294023 Mobile +30.6942.046895 e-mail: <gk@aua.gr> -------------------------------------------------------------------- From: trnsys-users-bounces@cae.wisc.edu [mailto:trnsys-users-bounces@cae.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Yeo Yong Hui Hi, I am a student working on a project on quad-generation. Does any1 have a simple working model of a reverse osmosis desalination plant? Models of other types of desalination plant, such as multi-stage flash desalination plants, will be useful too. |