Effect of mass extractions and injections on the performance of a fixed-size humidification-dehumidification desalination system

Desalination

Volumn 314, Issue , 2013, Pages 50-58

  Thiel, Gregory P ^a   Miller, Jacob A ^a   Zubair, Syed M ^b   Lienhard, John H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Balancing; Desalination; Energy efficiency; Humidification dehumidification

Indexed keywords

CLOSED AIR; DESALINATION SYSTEMS; HUMIDIFICATION-DEHUMIDIFICATION; MASS EXTRACTION; OPEN WATER; OPTIMIZED CONDITIONS; SYSTEM SIZE; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL; WATER EXTRACTION;

BALANCING; DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; WATER FILTRATION;

HUMIDITY CONTROL;

DESALINATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EXTRACTION METHOD; HUMIDITY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84873174254     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2012.12.025     Document Type: Article

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