Hollow fiber (HF) membranes are considered one of the emerging technologies in the field
of membrane separation. It has undergone massive development for its various efficient …

A membrane humidifier is a device used to increase proton conductivity in a fuel cell system,
enhancing the performance and longevity of the fuel cell. In this study, a hollow fiber …

A theoretical analysis of the energy efficiency of a direct contact membrane distillation
(DCMD) module with external heat recovery intended for desalination applications is carried …

In this study, an analytical fractal model was established to simulate water vapor
permeability in porous membranes with uneven pore size distribution. The permeability of …

Desalination technologies can help mitigating the water scarcity problem facing humankind.
Membrane distillation (MD) is a desalination technology attractive for its adequacy to use …

Porous hydrophobic membranes are the main elements in MD (membrane distillation)
desalination systems and need to be adequately modeled in terms of transport mechanisms …

A novel mathematical model for the diffusion of VOCs in multilayered materials is developed
based on the fugacity diffusion equation. The canonical diffusion coefficient is presented to …

A fast and robust computational model of a spiral-wound vacuum-enhanced air gap
membrane distillation (V-AGMD) module at the pilot-scale is proposed and implemented. In …

An integrated model of VOCs emission/sorption from/on dry building materials with a
general boundary condition, variable air exchange rate and inlet concentration is …

In membrane distillation, the vapor pressure difference is the driving force of mass transfer.
The vapor pressure is generally assumed by the saturation pressure and calculated by the …