Oak Ridge National Laboratory Vertical Tube Evaporator Pilot Plant Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1969 (open access)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Vertical Tube Evaporator Pilot Plant Annual Report for Fiscal Year 1969

From Summary: "This report summarizes the down-flow heat transfer performance of enhanced surface tubes and operations at the four-effect Vertical Tube Evaporator Pilot Plant at the Office of Saline Water East Coast Test Station, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The period from July 1, 1968 to June 30, 1969 is covered in this report."
Date: August 1970
Creator: Stearns-Roger Corporation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bolsa Island Nuclear Power and Desalting Project Facilities (Cost and Description) and Cost of Desalted Water (open access)

Bolsa Island Nuclear Power and Desalting Project Facilities (Cost and Description) and Cost of Desalted Water

Report that contains information regarding the plans for a combined nuclear power plant and water desalination facility on a man-made island in the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Includes the estimated costs associated with the conceptual plant as well as unit costs for desalted water.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Calif.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evaluation of the Vertical Tube Evaporator and the Multistage Flash Desalination Processes (open access)

Evaluation of the Vertical Tube Evaporator and the Multistage Flash Desalination Processes

Report that compares and evaluates "the relative thermodynamic and engineering characteristics and economics of the Vertical Tube Evaporator (VTE) and the Multistage Flash (MSF) process" (p. 1) for use in 250 Millions of Gallons per Day (MGD) and 2.5 MGD desalination plants.
Date: August 1970
Creator: The Fluor Corp., Ltd.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of Tubular Reverse Osmosis Module Assembly Techniques (open access)

Development of Tubular Reverse Osmosis Module Assembly Techniques

Report concerning the development of equipment and processes required for the production of porous wall reverse osmosis tubes lined with membrane material deposited by extrusion. These include a chilled water membrane gellation system, "a heat treat fixture permitting simultaneous heat treatment of several reverse osmosis tubes" (p. 1), and the optimization of the structure of fiberglass filament/resin composite material.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Fluke, G. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aluminum Heat Transfer Surfaces Multistage Flash Distillation Plant (open access)

Aluminum Heat Transfer Surfaces Multistage Flash Distillation Plant

Report issued by the Office of Saline over studies conducted on heat transfer of aluminum alloy in multistage flash distillation plants. Results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1970
Creator: Fauth, D. A. & Lindberg, R. I., Sr.
System: The UNT Digital Library