Material gap membrane distillation: A new design for water vapor flux enhancement

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 448, Issue , 2013, Pages 240-247

  Francis, Lijo ^a   Ghaffour, Noreddine ^a   Alsaadi, Ahmad A ^a   Amy, Gary L ^a  

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

Author keywords

Desalination; Heat and mass transfer; Material gap membrane distillation (MGMD); Natural convection

Indexed keywords

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; APPROPRIATE MATERIALS; COMMERCIAL MEMBRANES; FEED WATER TEMPERATURES; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; SEAWATER DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; NATURAL CONVECTION; POLYPROPYLENES; WATER FILTRATION;

WATER VAPOR;

POLITEF; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYURETHAN; SEA WATER;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTACT ANGLE; DESALINATION; DISTILLATION; HEAT LOSS; HEAT TRANSFER; MATERIAL GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAND; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER VAPOR; WATER VAPOR FLUX;

EID: 84883390743     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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