A second law analysis of a reverse osmosis desalination plant is carried out using reliable seawater exergy formulation instead of a common model in literature that represents seawater as an ideal mixture of liquid water and solid sodium chloride. The analysis is performed using reverse osmosis...

The specific thermal energy consumed by steam driven thermal desalination systems can be decreased significantly by reducing the total entropy rate of steam used per unit mass of distilled water produced in the system. This specific entropy rate can be reduced by using a high pressure, saturated...