Theoretical modeling and experimental analysis of direct contact membrane distillation

Membrane Distillation: Principle, Advances, Limitations and Future Prospects in Food Industry

“…Both models were successfully applied for predicting the mass transfer through the membrane in DCMD systems (Babu et al, 2006;Bandini & Sarti, 1999;Chen et al, 2009;Lawson & Lloyd, 1996b;Nagaraj et al, 2006b;Srisurichan et al, 2006).…”

Nonlinear observer to estimate polarization phenomenon in membrane distillation

“…The data used in our simulations like geometry, physical properties and operating conditions are the same used in [4]. Simulations have been conducted for different inlets temperature.…”

“…Simulations have been conducted for different inlets temperature. Compared with the stationary experimental data in [4].…”

“…Furthermore, the low energy demand systems in DCMD processes can be equipped with renewable energy equipment such as solar collectors [2] and solar distillers [3]. Many MD configuration processes have been modeled as steady-state one-dimensional systems using empirical heat and mass transfer equations [4]. Only few publications use stationary one or two-dimensional heat-transfer equations to simulate the process more accurately.…”

“…Although many semiempirical models have been developed, a detailed model for temperature polarization on flat-plate MD processes is still lacking. Some studies were interested in a theoretical modeling and experimental analysis of direct contact membrane distillation in steady state such as in [4]. A dynamic modeling of direct contact membrane distillation processes has also been presented in [5,6].…”