Optimization of microstructured hollow fiber design for membrane distillation applications using CFD modeling

• Main Authors: Yang, Xing, Yu, Hui, Wang, Rong, Fane, Anthony Gordon
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102208; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/10017
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study explores the potential of microstructured hollow fiber designs to enhance process performance in a direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) system. Hollow fibers with 10 different geometries (wavy- and gear-shaped cross sections) were evaluated. A series of three-dimensional computation...