Experimental and simulation study of a solar thermal driven membrane distillation desalination process

Desalination

Volumn 286, Issue , 2012, Pages 400-411

  Chang, Hsuan ^a   Lyu, Shao Gang ^a   Tsai, Chih Ming ^a   Chen, Yih Hang ^a   Cheng, Tung Wen ^a   Chou, Ying Hsiu ^a  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Desalination; Membrane distillation; Modeling; Optimization; Process control; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

AIR-GAP-TYPE; CONTROL SCHEMES; CONTROL STRUCTURE; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC MATHEMATICAL MODEL; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; LABORATORY SYSTEM; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; OPERATION STRATEGY; OPTIMAL DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS; PI CONTROL; PROPORTIONAL-INTEGRAL; SIMULATION STUDIES; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR THERMAL; SOLAR THERMAL ENERGY; SYSTEM OPERATION; WATER PRODUCTION;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR HEATING; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

PROCESS CONTROL;

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRRADIATION; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR ACTIVITY;

EID: 84856041448     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.11.057     Document Type: Article

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