The potential of membrane distillation as a stand-alone desalination process

Desalination

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 375-385

  Alklaibi, A M ^a  

^a Jeddah College of Technology   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Feed solution discharge temperature; Internal heat recovery; Major cost parameters; Membrane distillation; Membrane distillation system permeability

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

FEED SOLUTION DISCHARGE TEMPERATURE; INTERNAL HEAT RECOVERY; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION SYSTEM PERMEABILITY;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE HEAT UTILIZATION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HEAT TRANSFER; LAMINAR FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEAWATER; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 38749138903     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.01.201     Document Type: Article

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