<OT>We are going to be in trouble

[Tony Alfrey]

Jerry McBride wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 August 2005 12:43 am, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> 
>>Jerry McBride wrote:
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>>>Water distillation on large scale is very expensive... but it works. My
>>>dad ran the water purification plant for the military on the Bermuda
>>>island. It supplied the entire island and the military interest without
>>>so much as a burp. In fact, when the process was cranked up to military
>>>levels during rediness tests, there was so much excess fresh water they
>>>had to dump it into the ocean. They literally made a river that flowed
>>>from the base into the sea.
>>
>>How many kilowatt-hours per gallon??
> 
> 
> This is the military... I don't think they cared. The purpose of the plant was 
> to provide fresh water for the base and whatever navy vessel needed a drink.

But if you happen to know, I'd like to know the number.  For example, in 
California (essentially a desert) we pour a lot of water into the sand 
to grow rice and cotton.  So it would be useful to have an equivalent 
replacement value if that water were to be generated by desalinization. 
  And some places in CA have considered building such things to augment 
weak local water supplies (Santa Barbara on the coast I believe 
considered such a device).


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