Computational fluid dynamics simulation study of hypersaline water desalination via membrane distillation: Effect of membrane characteristics and operational parameters
| Autor: | Morteza Afsari, Amir Hossein Ghorbani, Morteza Asghari, Ho Kyong Shon, Leonard D. Tijing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Environmental Engineering
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Water Membranes Artificial General Medicine General Chemistry Sodium Chloride Pollution Water Purification Hydrodynamics Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences Environmental Chemistry Environmental Sciences Distillation |
| Zdroj: | Chemosphere. 305:135294 |
| ISSN: | 0045-6535 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135294 |
| Popis: | In this study, a comprehensive model was developed using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), and the behaviour of a direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) system was investigated at hypersaline feedwater conditions. The effects of various operating parameters including feed and permeate velocities, temperatures and salinities, as well as different membrane characteristics like thickness, porosity, and thermal conductivity were studied. The developed simulation model was also validated using experimental data. The results showed that the membrane conductivity and thickness had a significant impact on the DCMD performance, and the optimum operational condition was necessary to be determined. The results showed that increasing the feedwater salinity from 50 to 200 g/l decreased the membrane flux by up to 33%, while a four times decrease in thermal conductivity of the membrane could lead to an increase in the membrane flux from 11.2 to 32.4 l/m2·h (LMH). In addition, the optimal membrane thickness was found to increase with salinity, reaching >120 μm for treatment of 22 wt% NaCl feedwater solution. However, the flux declined from >32 LMH to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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