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Table 10
Example of MED process performance calculation (1).
| Top brine temperature (°C) | 70 |
| Temperature at the final condenser (°C) | 33 |
| Average temperature drop between stages (°C) | 2 |
| Number of stages (–) | 18 |
| GOR to number of stages | 0.8 |
| GOR (–) | 14.4 |
| Pinch point temperature difference, first effect (°C) | 5 |
| Steam supply temperature (°C) | 75 |
| Specific heat consumption (kWhth m−3) | 44.76 |
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