Selection of solar desalination system for supply of water in remote arid zones

Abstract Solar desalination is undoubtedly an immediate solution for water problems in remote arid areas. Considering five options of solar desalination systems, an optimal systems is selected that meets pre-set objectives of ease of operatibility, accesibility for maintenance and failure diagnostic, compatibility with environment, maturity of technology, high availability capacity factor, recovery and expandability. Solar powered RO systems seem to best meet those objectives. Cost—benefit analysis also shows that such systems may be preferred over alternative systems based on a low cost to benefit ratio

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