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. 2022 Mar 22;12(4):348. doi: 10.3390/membranes12040348
Symbol Description Units
L Channel length m
W Channel width m
H Channel height m
Ncoils Number of coils -
Lcs Horizontal coil spacing m
hcs Vertical coil spacing m
RHin Inlet relative humidity %
T in Inlet temperature °C
T coil Coil temperature °C
A membrane Membrane area m2
D Coil diameter m
K Membrane permeance GPU
v in Inlet velocity m/s
m˙membrane Membrane mass flow rate kg/s
Re Reynolds number -
Gradient operator -
ρ i Density of ith species kg/m3
v Velocity vector m/s
Sm,i Mass source due to phase change for each species i Kg
p Pressure gradient Pa
τ Viscous losses in fluid -
cP Specific heat at constant pressure J/kg-K
m˙i Rate of condensation of ith species kg/s
hfg Specific latent heat of condensation kJ/kg
k Fluid thermal conductivity W/m-K
kc Mass transfer coefficient m/s
T Temperature gradient °C
DH2O Water diffusivity in air m2/s
Yi Mass fraction of ith species -
J/Amembrane Mass flux through membrane kg/m2
Pvf Feed side vapor pressure Pa
Pvp Permeate side vapor pressure Pa
A coils Area of cooling coils m2
YH2O, Mass fraction of vapor species in bulk -
YH2O,w Mass fraction of vapor species near wall of cooling coil -