Research Abstracts

The increasing need for water in the arid areas of the world has resulted in the emergence of new water re-use technologies. The success of water re-use projects however, does not just depend on the effectiveness and suitability of the technology, but also on the presence of an institutional framewo

The potential of industrial wastewater reuse in Jordan is discussed. Industrial water requirements, wastewater production, types of pollutants in industrial wastewater and the technologies for wastewater treatment have been evaluated. A total of thirty industries have been reviewed. The total efflue

Mechanism specificity of ion separations in drinking water is necessary for the study of modeling transfer of calcium salt through nanofiltration membrane. In the present work, we have investigated a mathematical model which can specify the transfer phenomena of solute through a nanofiltration membr

This study is focused on the influence of the nature of the water to be treated on the efficiency of nitrate elimination by a commercial membrane. By gradually increasing the complexity of the treated solutions (binary, ternary mixtures and then natural waters), we identified the physical, chemical

In order to deepen the understanding of the permeate characteristics of membrane distillation considering heat and mass transfers and concentration polarisation, a fully predictive mathematical model was developed. The first part that is devoted to the natural heat and mass transfer in the rectangul

Tunisia has five major geothermal districts. Recorded hot spring temperatures range from 294 to 340 K with flow rates 0.1–102 L/s. In southern parts available groundwater resources are mostly hard and brackish (3 g/L). Recently, Tunisia has resorted to this resource for agriculture and potable water

The process of thermal seawater desalination depends on the heat transfer efficiency and mechanisms of scale formation on the heating surface. These processes are characterized by considerable complications and physical appropriateness describing them as not subject to get for other working mediums.

The nuclear heating reactor (NHR) is designed with a number of advanced and innovative features, including integrated arrangement, natural circulation, self-pressured performance, hydraulic control rod drive and a passive safety system. The engineering project feasibility of 200 MW(t) nuclear heatin

This work outlines the development of a fault diagnostic system for a multi-stage flash (MSF) desalination plant using artificial neural networks (ANNs). This diagnostic system processes the plant data to determine whether the process state is normal or not. In the last case, the diagnostic system d

A test rig was designed and fabricated in this project to study the heat transfer of falling film flow on a doubly fluted plate. Parametric studies were performed to test the thermal performance based on the measured data. The effects of the temperature difference and feed water flow rate were studi