Desalination Engineering: Planning and Design

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.An in-depth guide to reverse osmosis desalinationThis Water Environment Federation and WateReuseAssociation publication provides comprehensive information on the planning and engineering of brackish and seawater desalination projects for municipal water supplies. After a brief overview of widely used desalination technologies, Desalination Engineering focuses on reverse osmosis desalination. The book discusses basic principles, planning and environmental review of projects, design and selection of key desalination plant components, desalinated water posttreatment, and concentrate management. Guidelines on sizing and cost estimation of desalination plant facilities are also included in this practical resource.COVERAGE INCLUDES:Source water quality characterizationFundamentals of reverse osmosis desalinationPlanning considerationsEnvironmental review and permittingIntakes for source water collectionIntake pump stationsSource water screening and conditioningSand removal, sedimentation, and dissolved air flotationPretreatment by granular media filtrationPretreatment by membrane filtrationComparison of granular media and membrane pretreatmentReverse osmosis separationPost-treatment of desalinated waterDesalination plant discharge managementDesalination project cost estimates

Nikolay Voutchkov is an internationally recognized expert in the field of membrane water and wastewater treatment with extensive experience in the development of seawater desalination projects. He is the president of Water Globe Consulting which provides independent engineering advisory services to the desalination and water reuse industry. Mr. Voutchkov is an active member of the WateReuse Association – Desalination Committee; the American Water Works Association – Desalination and Membrane Process Committees; the American Membrane Technology Association, and the International Desalination Association.