Energy efficiency comparison of single-stage membrane distillation (MD) desalination cycles in different configurations

Desalination

Volumn 290, Issue , 2012, Pages 54-66

  Summers, Edward K ^a   Arafat, Hassan A ^b   Lienhard V, John H ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Air gap membrane distillation; Desalination; Direct contact membrane distillation; GOR; Heat and mass transfer; Vacuum membrane distillation

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; GOR; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION;

DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; VACUUM; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84857896943     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.01.004     Document Type: Article

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