A CFD study of heat transfer through spacer channels of membrane distillation modules

• Main Authors: Shakaib, M., S. M. F., Hasani, Haque, M. Ehtesham-ul, Ahmed, Iqbal, R. M., Yunus
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20642/1/A%20CFD%20study%20of%20heat%20transfer%20through%20spacer%20channels-fkksa1.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/20642/; https://doi.org/10.1080/19443994.2013.789234

The computational fluid dynamics modeling in this paper examines transient flow and temperature patterns in spacer-filled membrane distillation channels. The instantaneous velocity profiles at various time steps show that at higher Reynolds number the vortices emerge behind spacer filaments, move al...