Design of vacuum desalination technology as an effort to convert seawater into freshwater for coastal communities

Tony Yurisetyo, Brian Raafi'U

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Abstract

Tools with thermal desalination processes can be used to lower the total dissolved solids (TDS) of very high seawater from above 10,000 ppm to below 500 ppm, making it possible to use for daily needs. Traditional thermal desalination technology, on the other hand, has the disadvantage of requiring a large amount of energy to heat seawater until it evaporates (with a boiling point of 100 degrees Celsius at 1 atm). As a result, a vacuum system was added to the study to speed up evaporation so that the boiling point of water could be lowered based on the strength of the vacuum pump so that water could evaporate below 100 degrees Celsius. This desalination tool can lower the TDS value in water by 96 percent from the initial TDS value with a vacuum pressure of -40 to -50 cmHg so that the water can evaporate at a temperature of 70 to 80 degrees Celsius.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEngineering Physics International Conference 2021, EPIC 2021
EditorsAyodya Pradhipta Tenggara, Nur Abdillah Siddiq, Sita Gandes Pinasti, Rizki Insyani, Jundika Candra Kurnia, Geetali Saha, Rasool Moradi-Dastjerdi
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735444843
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 22 May 2023
Event3rd Engineering Physics International Conference, EPIC 2021 - Yogyakarta, Virtual, Indonesia
Duration: 24 Aug 202125 Aug 2021

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2580
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference3rd Engineering Physics International Conference, EPIC 2021
Country/TerritoryIndonesia
CityYogyakarta, Virtual
Period24/08/2125/08/21

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