Material gap membrane distillation: A new design for water vapor flux enhancement
dc.contributor.author | Francis, Lijo | |
dc.contributor.author | Ghaffour, NorEddine | |
dc.contributor.author | Alsaadi, Ahmad Salem | |
dc.contributor.author | Amy, Gary L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-07T12:57:36Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-08-03T11:36:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-07T12:57:36Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-08-20 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lijo Francis, Noreddine Ghaffour, Ahmad A. Al-Saadi, Gary L. Amy, Material gap membrane distillation: A new design for water vapor flux enhancement, Journal of Membrane Science, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.013 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 03767388 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.013 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10754/563115 | |
dc.description.abstract | A new module design for membrane distillation, namely material gap membrane distillation (MGMD), for seawater desalination has been proposed and successfully tested. It has been observed that employing appropriate materials between the membrane and the condensation plate in an air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) module enhanced the water vapor flux significantly. An increase in the water vapor flux of about 200-800% was observed by filling the gap with sand and DI water at various feed water temperatures. However, insulating materials such as polypropylene and polyurethane have no effect on the water vapor flux. The influence of material thickness and characteristics has also been investigated in this study. An increase in the water gap width from 9. mm to 13. mm increases the water vapor flux. An investigation on an AGMD and MGMD performance comparison, carried out using two different commercial membranes provided by different manufacturers, is also reported in this paper. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier BV | |
dc.relation.url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376738813006595 | |
dc.rights | NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Membrane Science. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Membrane Science, 19 August 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.08.013 | |
dc.subject | Desalination | |
dc.subject | Heat and mass transfer | |
dc.subject | Material gap membrane distillation (MGMD) | |
dc.subject | Natural convection | |
dc.title | Material gap membrane distillation: A new design for water vapor flux enhancement | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.contributor.department | Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering (BESE) Division | |
dc.contributor.department | Environmental Science and Engineering Program | |
dc.contributor.department | Water Desalination and Reuse Research Center (WDRC) | |
dc.identifier.journal | Journal of Membrane Science | |
dc.eprint.version | Post-print | |
kaust.person | Francis, Lijo | |
kaust.person | Ghaffour, Noreddine | |
kaust.person | Alsaadi, Ahmad Salem | |
kaust.person | Amy, Gary L. | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2015-08-19T00:00:00Z | |
dc.date.published-online | 2013-08-20 | |
dc.date.published-print | 2013-12 |
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