Modeling the effect of spacer orientation on heat transfer in membrane distillation

World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology

Volumn 72, Issue , 2010, Pages 279-282

  Shakaib, M ^a,b   Ehtesham ul Haq, M ^b   Ahmad, Iqbal ^a   Yunus, Rosli M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PAHANG   (Malaysia)

^b NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Membrane distillation; Spacer; Temperature polarization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; LOCAL HEAT FLUX; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; SPACER; TEMPERATURE PATTERNS; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISTILLATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION;

HEAT FLUX;

EID: 78651542521     PISSN: 2010376X     EISSN: 20103778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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