Temperature distribution analysis in spacer filled channels for membrane distillation

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 2012-September, Issue , 2012, Pages 1052-1062

  Tamburini, A ^a   Parlapiano, A ^a   Cipollina, A ^a   Ciofalo, M ^a   Micale, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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EID: 85073482123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23772816     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1615/ICHMT.2012.ProcSevIntSympTurbHeatTransfPal.1090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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