Energy efficiency of membrane distillation up to high salinity: Evaluating critical system size and optimal membrane thickness

This study presents a comprehensive analytical framework to design efficient single-stage membrane distillation (MD) systems for the desalination of feed streams up to high salinity. MD performance is quantified in terms of energy efficiency (represented as a gained output ratio, or GOR) and vapor f...

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Main Authors: Swaminathan, Jaichander, Chung, Hyung Won, Warsinger, David Elan Martin, Lienhard, John H.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/113008
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8375-2694
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3446-1473
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-0638