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Through research papers, patents, and PhD dissertations, we push the boundaries of knowledge, driving innovation in desalination and water treatment.

Computational fluid dynamics simulations of solar-assisted, spacer-filled direct contact membrane distillation: Seeking performance improvement

Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116181

Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD)
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Temperature polarisation
Concentration polarisation
Solar absorber
spacer filament
Water treatment

Computational fluid dynamics modelling of air-gap membrane distillation: Spacer-filled and solar-assisted modules

Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116207

Authors: Abolfazl Ansari, Fariba Malekpour Galogahi, Graeme Millar, Fernanda Helfer, David V. Thiel, Sofiane Soukane, Noreddine Ghaffour

Air-gap membrane distillation (AGMD)
Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Solar absorber
Spacer
Temperature and concentration polarisation

Recent advances and future prospects in direct solar desalination systems using membrane distillation technology

Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135737

Authors: Ahmad Bamasag, Eydhah Almatrafi, Talal Alqahtani, Patrick Phelan, Misbah Ullah, Mustakeem Mustakeem, M. Obaid, Noreddine Ghaffour

Direct solar desalination
Membrane distillation
Photothermal membranes

Freeze desalination: Current research development and future prospects

Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2022.119389

Authors: Isam Janajreh, Hongtao Zhang, Khadije El Kadi, Noreddine Ghaffour

Freeze crystallization
Freeze desalination
Crystal growth
LNG
Solutes concentration
Ultrasound
Energy

Understanding the effect of membrane interfacial wetting properties on membrane distillation flux

Year: 2023 DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.116260

Authors: Yong Jin, Noreddine Ghaffour

Membrane distillation
Vapor flux
Superhydrophobic
Partial wetting
Evaporation area
Slip length

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