SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DESALINATION OF WATER BY REVERSE OSMOSIS

A wave-actuated system for desalination of water by reverse osmosis (RO) having a wave energy converter (WEC) subsystem and a RO desalination subsystem is disclosed. The WEC subsystem has a float, a reaction member, and a hydraulic cylinder connected between the float and the reaction member and defining first and second variable volume chambers The RO desalination subsystem has a RO cell containing a RO membrane and a flow smoothing device (FSD). During a first stroke of the WEC subsystem: the float moves in a first direction; and seawater is supplied from the first variable volume chamber tothe RO cell and to the FSD. During a second stroke of the WEC subsystem: the float moves in a second direction; seawater is supplied from a seawater intake to the first variable volume chamber; and seawater is supplied from the FSD to the RO cell. 公开了种用于通过反渗透(RO)对水进行脱盐的波浪致动系统，该波浪致动系统具有波浪能转换器(WEC)子系统和RO脱盐子系统。WEC子系统具有浮子、反作用构件和液压缸，该液压缸连接在浮子与反作用构件之间并限定第可变容积腔室和第二可变容积腔室。RO脱盐子系统具有包含RO膜的RO单元和流动平滑装置(FSD)。在WEC子系统的第冲程期间：浮子在第方向上移动；并