Effects of channel spacers on direct contact membrane distillation

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 34, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 63-69

  Yun, Yanbin ^a   Wang, Jianxin ^a   Ma, Runyu ^b   Fane, Anthony Gordon ^c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Direct contact membrane distillation; Heat transfer; High concentration; Mass transfer; NaCl solution; Spacer

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054962318     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2011.2870     Document Type: Article

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