Parametric distributions of a horizontal-tube falling film evaporator for desalination

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 57, Issue 25, 2016, Pages 11699-11711

  Gong, Luyuan ^a   Shen, Shengqiang ^a   Liu, Hua ^a   Mu, Xingsen ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Distributed parameter model; Distributions of parameters; Falling film evaporator; Horizontal tube bundle

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; EVAPORATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84930152741     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2015.1046142     Document Type: Article

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