Experimental analysis via thermochromic liquid crystals of the temperature local distribution in membrane distillation modules

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 2041-2046

  Tamburini, Alessandro ^a   Micale, Giorgio ^a   Ciofalo, Michele ^a   Cipollina, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; LOCAL HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MODULE CONFIGURATIONS; SPACER-FILLED CHANNELS; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION; THERMOCHROMIC LIQUID CRYSTALS;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 84879216512     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1332341     Document Type: Conference Paper

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