An analytical solution to heat and mass transfer in hollow fiber membrane contactors for liquid desiccant air dehumidification

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 133, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Li Zhi ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

air dehumidification; heat and mass transfer; hollow fiber membrane contactor; liquid desiccant

Indexed keywords

AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; COMPONENT DESIGN; DIRECT CONTACT; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HEAT AND MOISTURE TRANSFER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE CONTACTORS; LEWIS NUMBERS; LIQUID DESICCANT; LIQUID DROPLETS; NUMBER OF TRANSFER UNITS; OPERATING CONDITION; SENSIBLE HEAT; SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS;

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 79961200041     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4003900     Document Type: Article

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