|
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 |
|
in
|
Inlet velocity
|
m/s |
|
|
Membrane mass flow rate
|
kg/s |
|
Re
|
Reynolds number
|
- |
|
∇
|
Gradient operator
|
- |
|
i
|
Density of ith species
|
kg/m3
|
|
|
Velocity vector
|
m/s |
|
|
Mass source due to phase change for each species i
|
Kg |
|
∇p
|
Pressure gradient
|
Pa |
|
|
Viscous losses in fluid
|
- |
|
|
Specific heat at constant pressure
|
J/kg-K |
|
|
Rate of condensation of ith species
|
kg/s |
|
|
Specific latent heat of condensation
|
kJ/kg |
|
k
|
Fluid thermal conductivity
|
W/m-K |
|
kc
|
Mass transfer coefficient
|
m/s |
|
∆T
|
Temperature gradient
|
°C |
|
|
Water diffusivity in air
|
m2/s |
|
|
Mass fraction of ith species
|
- |
|
J/Amembrane
|
Mass flux through membrane
|
kg/m2
|
|
|
Feed side vapor pressure
|
Pa |
|
|
Permeate side vapor pressure
|
Pa |
|
coils
|
Area of cooling coils |
m2
|
|
|
Mass fraction of vapor species in bulk |
- |
|
|
Mass fraction of vapor species near wall of cooling coil |
- |