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ArticlePolymers2021

Fully Polymeric Distillation Unit Based on Polypropylene Hollow Fibers.

Tereza Kůdelová, Erik Bartuli, Alan Strunga, Jiří Hvožďa, Miroslav Dohnal

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Tereza KůdelováHeat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 61669 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0001-5055-9310
Erik BartuliHeat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 61669 Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-3479-414X
Alan StrungaHeat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 61669 Brno, Czech Republic.
Jiří HvožďaHeat Transfer and Fluid Flow Laboratory, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, Technická 2, 61669 Brno, Czech Republic.
Miroslav DohnalZENA s.r.o., Branky 278/21, 66449 Ostopovice, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0003-0520-7441

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Ministerstvo Školství, Mládeže a Tělovýchovy CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000753
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Access to pure water is a very topical issue today. Desalination represents a promising way of obtaining drinking water in areas of shortage. Currently, efforts are being made to replace the metal components of existing desalination units due to the high corrosivity of sea water. Another requirement is easy transportation and assembly. The presented solution combines two types of polymeric hollow fibers that are used to create the distillation unit. Porous polypropylene hollow fiber membranes have been used as an active surface for mass transfer in the distillation unit, while non-porous thermal polypropylene hollow fibers have been employed in the condenser. The large active area to volume ratio of the hollow fiber module improves the efficiency of both units. Hot water is pumped inside the membranes in the distillation unit. Evaporation is first observed at a temperature gradient of 10 °C. The water vapor flows through the tunnel to the condenser where cold water runs inside the fibers. The temperature gradient causes condensation of the vapor, and the condensate is collected. The article presents data for hot water at temperatures of 55, 60, and 65 °C. Optimization of the membrane module is evaluated and presented.

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heat transferhollow fiber membranespolypropylenesweep gas membrane distillation

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PMID33810297
PMCPMC8037513

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