Conjugate heat and mass transfer in a hollow fiber membrane module for liquid desiccant air dehumidification: A free surface model approach

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 55, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 3789-3799

  Zhang, Li Zhi ^a   Huang, Si Min ^a   Chi, Jun Hui ^a   Pei, Li Xia ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Air dehumidification; Free surface model; Heat transfer; Hollow fiber membrane module; Liquid desiccant; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

AIR DEHUMIDIFICATION; AIR STREAMS; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; COUNTER FLOW ARRANGEMENT; DIRECT MODELING; FREE SURFACE MODELS; FREE SURFACES; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULES; LIQUID DESICCANT; MASS DIFFUSION EQUATION; SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHELL-SIDE; SHERWOOD NUMBERS; SINGLE FIBER; TWO-FLUID; TWO-STREAM;

DRIERS (MATERIALS); FIBERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HUMIDITY CONTROL; MASS TRANSFER; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STREAM FLOW; SURFACES; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84859791172     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2012.03.034     Document Type: Article

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