Coupled heat and mass transfer in a counter flow hollow fiber membrane module for air humidification

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 54, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 1055-1063

  Zhang, Li Zhi ^a   Huang, Si Min ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Hollow fiber membrane module; Humidification; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

AIR SIDES; AIR STREAMS; AIR-SIDE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; CONVECTIVE MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; COUNTER FLOW ARRANGEMENT; COUNTER-FLOWS; COUPLED HEAT; COUPLED HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULES; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; HUMIDIFICATION; LIQUID WATER; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MOISTURE TRANSPORT; SENSIBLE HEAT; SIDE RESISTANCE; TOTAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; TOTAL MASS; WATER STREAMS;

FIBERS; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; HYDRAULICS; LIQUIDS; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; STREAM FLOW; WATER VAPOR;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 78650624102     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2010.11.025     Document Type: Article

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