(compare and contrast how desalination work effectively and efficiently in Australia and Saudi Arabia)

Desalination in Australia and Saudi Arabia (Name (Student 's number (Institution (Grade /Course (Module number (Tutor 's Name

July 7 , 2009

Introduction

Desalination is simply the processing of salty water into usable fresh water . This aims at exploiting the 94 of world waters that are salty Globally , around 125 countries employ the process which began during the 2nd world war . Australia and Saudi Arabia are among the countries that in most cases have sought the direct involvement of the government as the process requires a large amount of initial capital outlay . Growing

br demand for clean and fresh water and the dwindling of natural fresh water resources has necessitated advancement in the desalination process . Whereas the process may involve desalination of soil in to make it more conducive for agriculture , the water process is the most common worldwide . The efficiency of the process is commonly measured with the amount of energy involved in the process i .e . the cost of processing impure water to that of transporting fresh water from other natural water resources and the percentage of fresh water recovered This will thus focus on analyzing the efficiency of the desalination process in Australia as compared to that of Saudi Arabia

Discussion

Australia has 46 desalination plants each with a capacity of over 10 kL /day with a by 2013 as more plants are under construction (Hoang , Bolto , Haskard Barron , Gray and Leslie 2009 . Pressed...