The research of direct heating solar seawater desalination system

The new seawater desalination technology of direct heating seawater by solar energy is put forward in this article. The solar energy collector is made of newly developed PPR mill micron material, which makes it corrosion-resistant and hardly deform less than 135 degrees C, so as to guarantee its sealing. This new desalination technology combines flashing with MED, which makes it possible for seawater to be directly heated by solar energy. It also fits solar energy as an unsteady heat source. Besides, the operating conditions which avoid exchanger deposition are presented. Compared with traditional technology, it can save an exchanger, avoid temperature drop of heat exchanger, raise heat efficiency, and increase the production ratio by more than 10%.