Water desalination by air humidification: Mathematical model and experimental study

Solar Energy

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1070-1076

  Hermosillo, Juan Jorge ^a,b   Arancibia Bulnes, Camilo A ^a,c   Estrada, Claudio A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍAS RENOVABLES   (Mexico)

^b Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air humidification dehumidification (HD); MEH; Multiple effect humidification dehumidification; Solar desalination

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE PAPERS; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HUMIDIFICATION-DEHUMIDIFICATION; MEH; MULTIPLE EFFECT; OPERATING CONDITION; SOLAR DESALINATION; WATER DESALINATION; WATER FLOWS;

DESALINATION; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; WASTE HEAT;

WATER FILTRATION;

CELLULOSE; CONDENSATION; DESALINATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84858153411     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.09.016     Document Type: Article

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