Parameter

Value

Units

Natural gas energy input

10,595,598

Btu/hr

Electrical power output

944

KW

3,221,062

Btu/hr

Net electrical efficiency

30.4%

-

Exhaust energy output

6,713,000

Btu/hr

Thermal energy transferred into recycled brine

3,894,725

Btu/hr

Temperature of exhaust entering HE (Tgas,o)

579

˚F

Temperature of exhaust leaving HE (Tgas,i)

280

˚F

Temperature of recycled brin entering HE

170

˚F

Temperature of recycled brine leaving HE

190.4

˚F

Net thermal efficiency

36.8%

-

Overall plant efficiency

67.2%

-

Mass flow rate of seawater intake (Mf + Mcw)

205,292.20

lb/hr

Temperature of seawater intake (Tf )

68

˚F

Mass flow rate of cooling seawater (Mcw)

166,530.36

lb/hr

Temperature of cooling seawater (Tcw)

68

˚F

Mass flow rate of recycled brine (Mr )

205,292.20

lb/hr

Top brine temperature (TBT)

190.4

˚F

Salinity of recycled brine―first pass (Xr)

64,481

ppm

Mass flow rate of brine blowdown (Mb)

19,016.07

lb/hr

Temperature of brine blowdown (Tb)

88.4

˚F

Mass flow rate of distillate product (Md)

19,745.76

lb/hr

39.51

GPM

56,891

gal/day

Salinity of brine blowdown (Xb)

71,343

ppm

Evaporation flux per unit surface area (re)

0.09879

(lb/hr∙ft2)

Estimated average wind speed (V3)

7.0

mph

Required surface area

4.42

acres

Salt produced

4.07

ton/day