The course aims to introduce students to fundamentals of water desalination. The course provides an overview and classification of desalination techniques such as single and multiple effect evaporation, vapor compression, single and multi-stage flash distillation, reverse osmosis, hybrid processes. It will also cover potential topics such as resources and needs for desalination, dual purpose power and desalination plants, desalination powered by renewable energy sources. Other topics such as economic analysis and brine discharge management may also be presented.
Prerequisite Courses