Experimental and theoretical analyses of temperature polarization effect in vacuum membrane distillation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 471, Issue , 2014, Pages 138-148

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

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

Author keywords

Flux sensitivity factor; Heat transfer; Mass transfer coefficient; Temperature polarization; Vacuum membrane distillation (VMD)

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; POLARIZATION; WASTE HEAT;

DIRECT CONTACT MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER; MODULE CONFIGURATIONS; SENSITIVITY FACTORS; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION COEFFICIENT; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; IN-VACUUM;

DISTILLERIES; HEAT TRANSFER;

ARTICLE; DISTILLATION; ENERGY RECOVERY; EVAPORATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE POLARIZATION; TEMPERATURE RELATED PHENOMENA; THEORETICAL STUDY; VACUUM MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; WATER VAPOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE POLARIZATION AND DEPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84906668242     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.08.005     Document Type: Article

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