Design and Research of a Seawater Desalination Device Powered by Solar Energy and Wave Energy

Abstract

A seawater desalination device powered by new energy sources is proposed against the high energy consumption in the fresh-water generating industry. The designed seawater desalination device utilizes the vacuum tube of its thermal piping to collect solar energy, uses the multi-effect distillation system to perform thermal desalination, and makes use of the Edinburgh duck to acquire mechanical energy and ultimately produces fresh water out of sea water. The safe and efficient device can provide fresh-water resources for a variety of offshore engineering.