Scaling in membrane distillation (MD): Current state of art insight on mechanisms and Membrane design

H Liu, KI Jacob, Y Wang - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Membrane distillation (MD) process has witnessed significant advancements in research
and development since the 1990s, emerging as a viable, cost-effective desalination …

Assessment of a pilot system for seawater desalination based on vacuum multi-effect membrane distillation with enhanced heat recovery

JA Andrés-Mañas, A Ruiz-Aguirre, FG Acién… - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
This work presents the evaluation of an innovative system based on vacuum multi-effect
membrane distillation modules (V-MEMD) for seawater desalination at pilot scale. This four …

Experimental and numerical investigation of a new hollow fiber-based multi-effect vacuum membrane distillation design

A Omar, Q Li, A Nashed, J Guan, P Dai, RA Taylor - Desalination, 2021 - Elsevier
Distillation systems can achieve much higher energy efficiency by utilizing multiple effects to
internally recycle latent heat. Flat sheet membrane distillation systems (ie, the Memsys MDS …

Membrane scaling in Vacuum Membrane Distillation-Part 2: Crystallization kinetics and process performance

F Kiefer, A Präbst, T Sattelmayer - Journal of Membrane Science, 2019 - Elsevier
In order to advance the applicability of Membrane Distillation for the treatment of salt
solutions near saturation, this paper investigates scaling phenomena in flat sheet Vacuum …

Multi-effect vacuum membrane distillation systems: model derivation and calibration

F Kiefer, M Spinnler, T Sattelmayer - Desalination, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Vacuum Membrane Distillation (VMD) has been shown to be a promising
desalination approach when going beyond the application range of Reverse Osmosis. Multi …

Experimental and numerical evaluation of the energy requirement of multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation designs

A Omar, A Nashed, Q Li, RA Taylor - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) has a high distillate flux, its potential is
limited by its high specific heat consumption (SHC). Flat sheet VMD systems recover the …

Experimental study of a liquid desiccant regeneration system: performance analysis for high feed concentrations

N Datta, Z Zhuang, W Qin - Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2020 - Springer
Liquid desiccant air-conditioning is an energy-efficient alternative to conventional vapor
compression systems due to its ability to handle sensible and latent heat loads …