Multiphysics Modeling and Analysis of a Solar Desalination Process Based on Vacuum Membrane Distillation

A hollow fiber vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) module was modeled using finite element analysis, and the results were used to conduct an exergy efficiency analysis for a solar-thermal desalination scheme. The performance of the VMD module was simulated under various operating conditions and membr...

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Published in:	Membranes
Main Authors:	Benjamin N. Shuldes, Mona Bavarian, Siamak Nejati
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Subjects:	multiphysics vacuum membrane distillation exergy analysis solar thermal desalination
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/6/386