VTE Pilot Plant Annual Report for the Period Ending July 1, 1968 (open access)

VTE Pilot Plant Annual Report for the Period Ending July 1, 1968

From Summary and Conclusions: "After a period of tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 1966 and 1967, the Vertical Tube Evaporator (VTE) Pilot Plant was moved to the OSW's East Coast Test Station at Wrightsville Beach, N.C. In the summer of 1967 it was installed and was started in upflow operation with seawater feed, using stem and other services provided by the station. The operation of the Pilot Plant at Wrightsville Beach was performed by Stearns-Roger Corporation under subcontract to ORNL. Operation was in the upflow mode during the entire reporting period."
Date: December 1970
Creator: Hill, John W. & Hise, Eugene C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feasibility of Obtaining a Solid Dry Brine Effluent From Desalting Plants at Inland Locations (open access)

The Feasibility of Obtaining a Solid Dry Brine Effluent From Desalting Plants at Inland Locations

Report documenting a the economic feasibility of using crystallization/evaporation and fluidized-bed granulation in the treatment of brine effluents.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Ganiaris, N.; Wightman, H. & Glasser, R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost of Steam Supply for Desalting Using Coal Fired Boilers (open access)

Cost of Steam Supply for Desalting Using Coal Fired Boilers

Report studying the application and cost of using coal based steam power plants in desalination plants. Both Single Purpose Plants (wherein power is produced for the plant's needs) and Dual Purpose Plants (wherein extra power is produced for sale) are investigated.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Sichel, Peter & Nagelberg, George
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fabrication of Felt-Membrane Composites (open access)

Fabrication of Felt-Membrane Composites

Report containing development information and economic evaluation of felt membrane composition meant for use as a reverse osmosis desalination membrane.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Wrotnowski, Arthur C. & Bernard, Edward G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feasibility of Siting an 8 MGD Vapor Compression Distillation Desalting Plant at Brownsville, Texas (open access)

The Feasibility of Siting an 8 MGD Vapor Compression Distillation Desalting Plant at Brownsville, Texas

Report regarding the feasibility of placing a desalting plant at Brownsville, Texas, at one of three possible locations.
Date: December 1970
Creator: Newkirk, R. W. & Marwede, M. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library