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. 2019 Mar 6;10:1077. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-08855-1

Table 11.

Water desalination and supply technologies

Name Abbr. Inflow Outflow Inputs Output
Reverse Osmosis Seawater Desalination WROD Power Water

Min and max capacity limits

Desalination efficiency

Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Water desalination profile

Multi-Stage Flash Stand alone WMSS

Power

Heat

Water

Min and max capacity limits

Desalination efficiency

Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Water desalination profile

Multi-Stage Flash Cogeneration WMSC Gas

Water

Power

Min and max capacity limits

Desalination efficiency

Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Water desalination profile

Multi-Effect Distillation Stand alone WMDS

Power

Heat

Water

Min and max capacity limits

Desalination efficiency

Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Water desalination profile

Power

Multi-Effect Distillation Cogeneration WMDC Gas

Water

Power

Min and max capacity limits

Desalination efficiency

Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Water desalination profile

Water storage SWAT Water Water

Min and max capacity limits

Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Charge and discharge profiles

Horizontal pumping WHPU Power Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Pumping power demand profiles

Vertical pumping WVPU Power Water demand profile

Optimal installed capacity

Pumping power demand profiles