Effects of thermal and concentration boundary layers on vapor permeation in membrane distillation of aqueous lithium bromide solution

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 131, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Sudoh, Masao ^a   Takuwa, Katuya ^a   Iizuka, Hiroshi ^b   Nagamatsuya, Kotoku ^b  

^a SHIZUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAZAKI CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Analogy analysis; Boundary layer thickness; Lithium bromide; Membrane distillation; Vapor permeation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DISTILLATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VAPORS;

LITHIUM BROMIDE; VAPOR PERMEATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

BROMINE DERIVATIVE; LITHIUM BROMIDE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BOUNDARY LAYERS; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANES; PERMEABILITY;

ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; VAPOR;

EID: 0031556175     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00109-9     Document Type: Article

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