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### MED - TVC

| Process | Multiple Effect Distillation with Thermal Vapour Compression |
|---|---|
| Country | Sharjah |
| Contract Description | Design / Supply / Deliver DDU / Erection and commissioning of one desalination unit with boiler and auxiliaries, sea water intake and electrical supply |
| Contract Date | 2003 |
| Capacity | 9 091 m3 product water per day |



### Project Description :

The desalination plant was supplied as a turnkey contract to increase the water production capacity at Kalba. Product water is mainly exported to Kalba town, after blending with their existing brackish water treatment plant.

### Technical Description :

The plant consists in 1 unit TCD 4 9091 and composed of 4 effects, delivered in modules. Thermocompressors draw vapour from the bundles of the stage 2 and discharge in the bundles of the stage 1. Steam is produced by a water tube boiler operating with a dual fuel type burner system (gaz and LFO), and sea water is pumped out from intake on the shore (3 km away from the station).



 

 

 



 

 

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