Thermodynamic performance of a low temperature multi-effect distillation experimental unit with horizontal-tube falling film evaporation

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 33, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 202-208

  Yang, Luopeng ^a   Shen, Shengqiang ^a   Hu, Huawei ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Gained output ratio; Horizontal tube falling film evaporation; Low temperature multi effect distillation; Thermodynamic performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054894245     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2514     Document Type: Article

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