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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
Authors: Abolfazl Ansari, Fariba Malekpour Galogahi, Graeme Millar, Fernanda Helfer, Noreddine Ghaffour, Sofiane Soukane
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Membrane distillation
  • Vapor flux
  • Superhydrophobic
  • Partial wetting
  • Evaporation area
  • Slip length

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