Reducing pumping energy by using different flow rates of high and low concentration solutions in reverse electrodialysis cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 486, Issue , 2015, Pages 215-221

  Zhu, Xiuping ^a   He, Weihua ^b   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

RED; Renewable energy production; Salinity gradient energy

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; PUMPS;

DIFFUSION BOUNDARY-LAYERS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; RED; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SOLUTION RESISTANCE;

FLOW RATE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RECOVERY; ENERGY YIELD; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS;

EID: 84926452927     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.03.035     Document Type: Article

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