Minimum work requirement for water production in humidification-dehumidification desalination cycle

Desalination

Volumn 214, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 102-111

  Alhazmy, Majed M ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Desalination; Exergy analysis; Humidification dehumidification cycle; Minimum work; Psychrometric chart

Indexed keywords

EXERGY; POTABLE WATER; PSYCHROMETERS; SEPARATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

HUMIDIFICATION-DEHUMIDIFICATION; MINIMUM WORK;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; EXERGY; POTABLE WATER; PSYCHROMETERS; SEPARATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

AIR; COOLING; DESALINATION; EXERGY; HUMIDITY; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 34547402673     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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