PIPELINE ROUTE OPTIMIZATION EFFECTS ON SEAWATER INTAKES EFFICIENCY (CASE STUDY: BANDAR ABBAS SAKO DESALINATION PLANT)

Seawater is an important source of water for the consumption of power plants, refineries and desalination plants. Water scarcity and the necessity of supplying a portion of water demand from sea, has led to an increase in the need for seawater intakes. Construction of onshore intake basins and supply of water through submarine pipelines is a common method which has been employed in many projects. The intake and discharge pipeline routes are designed to reach the required water quality without recirculation. The environmental criteria shall also be met in selecting the outfall point. In this paper, it has been shown that the selection of the right route for the intake and discharge pipelines has a significant effect on the whole system efficiency. [1]