Desalination by mechanical compression of humid air

Desalination

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-42

  Vlachogiannis, M ^a   Bontozoglou, V ^a   Georgalas, C ^b   Litinas, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c Ingenierbüro Litinas   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dehumidification; Intensified evaporation; Mechanical compression

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

DEHUMIDIFICATION; HUMIDIFICATION; MECHANICAL COMPRESSION;

DESALINATION;

COMPRESSION; DESALINATION; VAPOR;

EID: 0033602737     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(99)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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