Fresh water is to be obtained from brackish water at 65F with a salinity of 0.12 percent

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Fresh water is to be obtained from brackish water at 65°F with a salinity of 0.12 percent on mass basis (or TDS = 1200 ppm). Determine (a) the mole fractions of the water and the salts in the brackish water, (b) the minimum work input required to separate 1 lbm of brackish water completely into pure water and pure salts, and (c) the minimum work input required to obtain 1 lbm of fresh water.
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Thermodynamics An Engineering Approach

ISBN: 978-0073398174

8th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles

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