AN INTEGRATED CHP AND DESALINATION PLANT

The rapid growth in the world's population, the high demands-per-capit a modern way of life in the industrialised countries, poor resource ma nagement and increasing pollution have led to problems associated with wafer supplies. 'Fresh' potable ground-water is being consumed faster than it is being replenished naturally and there is a frequent lack o f adequate provision of pure water for domestic, industrial and agricu ltural purposes, especially in arid areas. Desalination seems to be th e only viable answer to freshwater shortages in some parts of the worl d. However, saline-water processing can be expensive and energy intens ive. Thus, an integrated combined-cycle heat-and-power as well as seaw ater desalination plant is proposed and its performance assessed.