| Title | Design, Simulation and Construction of a Modular Desalination Plant with Low Enthalpy Geothermal Energy in Baja California Sur, Mexico |
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| Authors | Héctor AVIÑA, Luis Antonio GONZÃLEZ, Inti RAMOS, Selef GARCIA |
| Year | 2020 |
| Conference | World Geothermal Congress |
| Keywords | MED, direct use, low enthalpy geothermal, fresh water, desalination |
| Abstract | This paper shows the results of the design, simulation and construction of a Geothermal Modular Desalination Plant (DMG). Through the collaboration of the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC) and the IIDEA applied research group of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), they have worked with the objective of solving social problems such as the shortage of drinking water in The Mexican territory One of the great challenges that this association has faced is the shortage of drinking water in the peninsula of Baja California Sur. Laboratory tests of the system were carried out and exploration work was carried out by the IIDEA group in two geothermal wells in the Diamond Development Complex, in Los Cabos BCS, where there is a volumetric flow register of 16 liters per second and whose temperature is 90 ° C. With this resource it is possible to activate the DMG and obtain a volume of drinking water of 40 cubic meters per day which is sufficient for more than 265 families according to the WHO figures of 150 liters/person/day and widens the opportunities for Development of low enthalpy geothermal energy in Mexico, contributing to the dissemination of direct uses, human resources training and providing innovative solutions to the basic needs of the population. |