Air gap membrane distillation: Desalination, modeling and optimization

Desalination

Volumn 287, Issue , 2012, Pages 138-145

  Khayet, M ^a   Cojocaru, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air gap membrane distillation; Desalination; Energy consumption; Optimization; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DEVELOPED MODEL; FEED FLOW RATE; FEED INLET TEMPERATURE; INLET TEMPERATURE; MODELING AND OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PERFORMANCE INDICES; REGRESSION MODEL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SPECIFIC ENERGY CONSUMPTION;

DESALINATION; ELECTRIC LOAD FORECASTING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER FILTRATION;

OPTIMIZATION;

COOLING; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY USE; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84856357765     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.09.017     Document Type: Article

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