Simulation and optimisation of direct contact membrane distillation for energy efficiency

Desalination

Volumn 259, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 29-37

  Bui, V A ^a   Vu, L T T ^b   Nguyen, M H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DCMD; Direct contact membrane distillation; Energy efficiency; Optimisation; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK; CONSUMED ENERGY; DCMD; DIFFERENT DOMAINS; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DOUBLE-LOOP; DYNAMIC CONDITION; ENERGY EXPENSE; GLUCOSE SOLUTION; MASS FLUX; MEMBRANE MODULE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MINIMUM MASS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMISATIONS; OUTER LOOP; REAL-TIME DYNAMICS; SIMULATION; SIMULATION PROCEDURES; STEADY-STATE SIMULATIONS; TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; GLUCOSE; HEAT FLUX; MEMBRANES; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY USE; HEAT FLUX; MEMBRANE; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 77953781000     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.04.041     Document Type: Article

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