Wave Powered Water Desalination in Egypt

Fourteenth International Water Technology Conference, IWTC 14 2010, Cairo, Egypt WAVE POWERED WATER DESALINATION IN EGYPT A. S. Bayoumi1 , A. Incecik2 , H. El Gamal3 and K. Shalash4 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Arab Academy for Science,... More

Fourteenth International Water Technology Conference, IWTC 14 2010, Cairo, Egypt WAVE POWERED WATER DESALINATION IN EGYPT A. S. Bayoumi1 , A. Incecik2 , H. El Gamal3 and K. Shalash4 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, & Maritime Transport, Egypt, E-mail: seif_bayoumi@aast. edu 2 Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Department, University of Strathclyde, UK, E-mail: atilla. incecik@strath. ac. uk 3 Mechanical Engineering Department, Alexandria University, Egypt, E-mail: haelgamal@yahoo. com 4 Mechanical Engineering Department, Arab Academy for Science, Technology, & Maritime Transport, Egypt, E-mail: karim_shalash@hotmail. com ABSTRACT Egypt energy consumption is estimated to increase extensively over the next decades and almost all available conventional water resources have been exhausted. The traditional methods of electricity production are leading to serious environmental and economical complications, while the vast urban expansion, Less