Multiple-effect humidification

Water desalination
Methods
Distillation Multi-stage flash distillation (MSF) Multiple-effect distillation (MED|ME) Vapor-compression (VC) Ion exchange Membrane processes Electrodialysis reversal (EDR) Reverse osmosis (RO) Nanofiltration (NF) Membrane distillation (MD) Freezing desalination Geothermal desalination Solar desalination Solar humidification-Dehumidification (HDH) Multiple-effect humidification (MEH) Methane hydrate crystallization High grade water recycling Seawater greenhouse

Multiple-effect humidification (MEH) is a method used for thermal desalination of sea water. It uses multiple evaporation-condensation cycles at separate temperature levels to minimize the total energy consumption of solar humidification processes.

References

• Müller-Holst, Hendrik. Multiple Effect Humidification Dehumidification at ambient pressure: Optimisation and applications (in German with English abstract), Diss. Technical University of Munich, 2002.