A simulation model and parametric study of MED-TVC process

Desalination

Volumn 235, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 340-351

  Kamali, R K ^a   Abbassi, A ^a   Sadough Vanini, S A ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Desalination; Multi effect; Optimization; Parametric study; Thermal vapor compression

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; VAPORS; WATER FILTRATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION MODELS; DESALINATION PLANTS; EFFECTIVE TOOLS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION.; EVAPORATION PROCESSES; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCES; MULTI-EFFECT; OPERATING CONDITIONS; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; PARAMETRIC STUDY; PERFORMANCE RATIOS; SIMULATION MODELS; SIMULATION RESULTS; STATE OF THE ARTS; THERMAL VAPOR COMPRESSION; VALIDATED MODELS; VAPOR COMPRESSIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; ENERGY BALANCE; EVAPORATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS BALANCE; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 57249105108     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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