Wind-aided intensified evaporation (WAIV): An environmentally sustainable method for brine management

J. Gilron, E. Ramon, N. Assaf, O. Kedem

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Abstract

Wind-aided intensified evaporation (WAIV) is a process exploiting the natural drying power of the wind to evaporate brines than can come from desalination, industry, landfill leachates, and fossil fuel production. Arrays of vertically mounted surfaces that are arranged parallel to the dominant wind direction are kept wetted by recycling the brines over the surfaces allowing loading of 20-40 m2 of wetted surface per square meter of footprint. Unlike spray enhanced evaporation, the liquid-air interface is stabilized by the solid hydrophilic surface so that the wind cannot carry salt spray far downwind of the unit as demonstrated in field tests.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCurrent Trends and Future Developments on (Bio-) Membranes
Subtitle of host publicationMembrane Desalination Systems: The Next Generation
PublisherElsevier
Pages215-241
Number of pages27
ISBN (Electronic)9780128135518
ISBN (Print)9780128135525
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Brine disposal
  • Concentrate management
  • Desalination brines
  • Evaporation
  • WAIV

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering
  • General Chemical Engineering

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