Evaluation of air gap membrane distillation process running under sub-atmospheric conditions: Experimental and simulation studies

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 489, Issue , 2015, Pages 73-80

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

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

Author keywords

Air gap width; Gas permeance; Heat and mass transfer coefficients; Membrane distillation (MD); Sub atmospheric pressure

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; DISTILLATION; DISTILLERIES; FORECASTING; MASS TRANSFER;

AIR-GAPS; GAS PERMEANCE; HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

AIR GAP MEMBRANE DISTILLATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION; DISTILLATION; EVALUATION STUDY; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE AREA; TEMPERATURE; VISCOSITY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84928732381     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.04.008     Document Type: Article

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