Water and energy for everyone · Volume two
N08 Separate paths for energy and water
Look, connect the ideas and tell the story
- Salt · Sea
- Desalination
- Separate waters
Words and symbols to help us tell the story. Sizes and distances are not to scale.
The sea contains water and salt. A plant can separate out some of the salt: this needs energy. The resulting water must be treated and checked before drinking. In the A.D.O.S. proposal, one reserve helps people and fields. Another serves the power station’s cooling. They stay separate. Water follows designed routes: the power station is not flooded.
Do drinking water and cooling water have the same job?
For the accompanying adult
We use the combined diagram in R12 as a conceptual diagram of a proposal. The original label ‘approved’ does not constitute technical approval or authorisation. Energy integration and separation of circuits require interface checks. Water quality, brine, ecosystems, pipes and distribution must be assessed. The size and endurance of the safety reserve depend on the reactor, decay heat and design conditions.
Sources for further reading R12 F7 F8 F9 · Final section of the book
Water has different jobs
For people and fields
Energy for desalination → fresh water → treatment and checks → reserve for the intended uses → distribution.
For the power station’s safety
Dedicated reserve → designed cooling route → heat transferred to a suitable destination.
The two reserves stay separate. Connecting the energy systems does not mean mixing drinking water and reactor water.
Functional diagram adapted from the Word document R12. Flow rates, volumes, separation, operating endurance and dependencies require calculations and checks. This is not a detailed construction design; it does not propose flooding the plant.