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Desalination and Water Treatment Volume 5, 2009 - Issue 1-3
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Optimization of the mechanical vapor compression (MVC) desalination process using mathematical programming

Sergio Mussati INGAR/CONICET, Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño, Avellaneda 3657, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina Phone: +54 342 453 4451 Fax: +54 342 453 4451; UTN, FRRo (Rosario), Zeballos 1341 S2000BQA, Rosario, Argentina Phone: +54 341 448 0102
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Nicolás Scenna INGAR/CONICET, Instituto de Desarrollo y Diseño, Avellaneda 3657, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina Phone: +54 342 453 4451 Fax: +54 342 453 4451; UTN, FRRo (Rosario), Zeballos 1341 S2000BQA, Rosario, Argentina Phone: +54 341 448 0102
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Enrique Tarifa Faculty of Engineering, U.N. Jujuy, Gorriti 237, 4600, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina Phone: +54 388 422 1576
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Samuel Franco Faculty of Engineering, U.N. Jujuy, Gorriti 237, 4600, San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina Phone: +54 388 422 1576
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J.A. Hernandez Centro de Investigación en Ingeniería y Ciencias Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, CP 62209, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
Pages 124-131 | Received 05 Oct 2008, Accepted 03 Apr 2009, Published online: 03 Aug 2012

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