SOLAR DESALINATION
Team 13
THE TEAM
Emma Camilleri (ChE), Josh Schalk (ChE), Brianna Niel (ChE), Toyin Ogunsanya (ChE)
THE PROBLEM
 Current water crisis
 One of the top 10 threats in the world (USA Today 1)
 Lack of freshwater systems in certain countries
 Case study in Kingston, Jamaica
 Yearly droughts
 Easy access to ocean water
 Desalination is energy-intensive
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingston_and_St._Andrew_Corporation_in_Jamaica.svg
THE SOLUTION
 Solar-powered desalination plant
 Options:
 Multi-stage flash distillation
 Reverse osmosis
 Forward osmosis
 Full-scale plant design
http://www.cnet.com/news/skyfuel-heats-up-solar-thermal-power-race/
FORWARD/REVERSE OSMOSIS
http://www.hitachi.com/environment/showcase/solution/industrial/desalination_plant.html
MULTI-STAGE FLASH DISTILLATION
http://www.sidem-desalination.com/en/Process/MSF/
DESIGN NORMS
 Stewardship
 Solar power
 Disposal of waste materials
 Caring
 Concern for others’ wellbeing
 Justice
 Access to fresh water
http://www.calvin.edu/
THE CHALLENGES
 Solar power
 Brine disposal
 Location of plant
 Amount of water needed (project scope)
STATUS
 Research
 Eliminated 7 possible desalination methods
 Solar collection methods
 Desalination methods
 Power requirements
 Capacity
 Composition of ocean water
 Drinking water requirements