Effect of entropy generation on the performance of humidification- dehumidification desalination cycles

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1837-1847

  Mistry, Karan H ^a   Lienhard, John H ^a   Zubair, Syed M ^b  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cycle analysis; Cycle optimization; Desalination; Entropy generation; Exergy analysis; Humidification dehumidification; Irreversibility analysis; Second Law analysis

Indexed keywords

CYCLE ANALYSIS; CYCLE OPTIMIZATION; ENTROPY GENERATION; EXERGY ANALYSIS; HUMIDIFICATION-DEHUMIDIFICATION; SECOND LAW ANALYSIS;

DESALINATION; ENTROPY; EXERGY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; OPTIMIZATION; WATER FILTRATION;

QUALITY ASSURANCE;

EID: 77955430196     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2010.05.002     Document Type: Article

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