Modeling of air-gap membrane distillation process: A theoretical and experimental study

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 445, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-65

  Alsaadi, A S ^a   Ghaffour, N ^a   Li, J D ^b   Gray, S ^b   Francis, L ^a   Maab, H ^a   Amy, G L ^a  

^a KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air gap membrane distillation (AGMD); Co current and counter current flow regimes; Modeling; Scale up; Thermal efficiency

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; AIR-GAP MEMBRANES; COUNTER-CURRENT FLOW; DIFFERENT OPERATING CONDITIONS; FEED WATER TEMPERATURES; SCALE-UP; THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

MEMBRANES; MODELS; SEPARATION;

FORECASTING;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNTERCURRENT FLOW; DISTILLATION; EVAPORATION; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84879809131     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.05.049     Document Type: Article

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