Desalination system

A method of desalinating salty water at a desalination plant located in proximity to an electricity generating power plant, the electricity generating power plant having a salty water intake, the salty water intake being coupled to a source of salty water and to the electricity generating power plant, the salty water intake being configured for providing salty water to the electricity generating power plant for cooling power generating equipment in the electricity generating power plant, the method comprising the steps of:

• coupling a feed water line to the salty water intake of the electricity generating power plant;
• coupling the feed water line to the desalination plant;
• receiving a first portion of salty feed water at the desalination plant through the feed water line;
• and
• desalinating at least part of the first portion of the salty feed water at the desalination plant to produce a condensate having a higher salt concentration than that of the first portion of salty feed water and a permeate having a lower salt concentration that that of the first portion of salty feed water.

A method of desalinating salty water at a desalination plant located in proximity to an electricity generating power plant, the electricity generating power plant having a discharge for discharging salty water, the discharge being configured for discharging salty water that has been used for cooling power generating equipment in the electricity generating power plant, the method comprising the steps of:

• inputting a first portion of salty feed water into the desalination plant;
• desalinating at least part of the first portion of salty feed water in the desalination plant to produce a permeate and a condensate;
• coupling an output line to the discharge of an electricity generating power plant;
• coupling the output line to the desalination plant;
• and
• outputting at least part of the condensate through the output line to the discharge.

A desalination plant located in proximity to an electricity generating power plant, the electricity generating power plant having a salty water intake configured for providing salty water to the electricity generating power plant for cooling power generating equipment in the electricity generating power plant, the desalination plant comprising:

• a feed water line coupled to the salty water intake, the salty water intake being coupled to a source of salty water and to the electricity generating power plant;
• a desalination system coupled to the feed water line and configured to receive salty feed water from the feed water line and further configured to desalinate the salty feed water to produce a permeate and a concentrate;
• and
• an output line coupled to the desalination process and configured to output the concentrate.

A desalination plant located in proximity to an electricity generating power plant, the electricity generating power plant having a discharge for discharging salty water, the discharge being configured for discharging salty water that has been used for cooling power generating equipment in the electricity generating power plant, the desalination plant comprising:

• a first feed water line for providing salty water to the desalination plant;
• a desalination system coupled to the feed water line and configured to receive salty feed water from the feed water line and further configured to desalinate the salty feed water to produce a permeate and a concentrate;
• and
• an output line coupled to the desalination system and to the electricity generating power plant discharge, the output line being configured to output the concentrate.

A method of optimizing the desalination of salty water, the method comprising:

• receiving a first feed water at a first temperature at a combined desalination feedline;
• receiving a second feed water at a second temperature at a combined desalination feedline;
• desalinating the first and the second feed water in a desalination plant to form a product water;
• varying a feed rate of the second feed water based on at least one of a differential pressure across the desalination plant and a salinity of the product water.