Bubble columns for condensation at high concentrations of noncondensable gas: Heat-transfer model and experiments

AIChE Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1780-1790

  Narayan, G Prakash ^a   Sharqawy, Mostafa H ^b   Lam, Steven ^a   Das, Sarit K ^c   Lienhard, John H ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

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

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Bubble column; Carrier gas; Condensation; Dehumidification; Moist air; Noncondensable gas; Thermal resistance model

Indexed keywords

ADDITIONAL RESISTANCES; ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; CARRIER GAS; DEHUMIDIFICATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; HEAT TRANSFER MODEL; MOIST AIR; NON-CONDENSABLE GAS;

CONDENSATION; DESALINATION; EXPERIMENTS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VAPORS; WATER FILTRATION;

BUBBLE COLUMNS;

EID: 84876337184     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13944     Document Type: Article

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