Air gap membrane distillation: 1. Modelling and mass transport properties for hollow fibre membranes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 233-244

  Guijt, C M ^a   Meindersma, G W ^b   Reith, T ^b   De Haan, A B ^b  

^a FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air gap membrane distillation; Gas permeation; Hollow fibre membrane; Modelling

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FLUXES; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VISCOUS FLOW;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; GAS PERMEATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR DIFFUSION;

DISTILLATION;

EID: 17644415352     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2004.09.015     Document Type: Article

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