Membrane processes for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning

J Woods - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This article reviews literature on using membranes in heating, ventilation, and air
conditioning (HVAC) applications. Membranes enable the separation of one species from …

A comprehensive review of membrane-based absorbers/desorbers towards compact and efficient absorption refrigeration systems

Z Sui, W Wu - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Introducing microporous membranes into absorption refrigeration systems (ARSs) provides
a promising technology that can improve heat/mass transfer performance of …

Proton exchange membrane fuel cell integrated with microchannel membrane-based absorption cooling for hydrogen vehicles

W Wu, C Zhai, Z Sui, Y Sui, X Luo - Renewable Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles pave a promising technological pathway to achieve carbon
neutrality. Conventional electric air-conditioning greatly increases hydrogen consumption …

Energetic, exergetic, economic, and environmental analysis of microchannel membrane-based absorption refrigeration system driven by various energy sources

C Zhai, W Wu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Microchannel membrane-based absorption refrigeration system (MMARS) shows its
advantages in efficiency and compactness over the conventional absorption refrigeration …

Thermodynamic performance and heat and mass transfer analysis of air source absorption heat pump for heating

X Fan, J Pu, Z Wu, Y Wang, S You, H Zhang… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
To lower CO 2 emission and obtain better heating efficiency compared with conventional
gas boilers, this paper proposed a solar air source absorption heat pump (SAAHP) with …

Absorption characteristics of falling film LiBr (lithium bromide) solution over a finned structure

M Mortazavi, RN Isfahani, S Bigham, S Moghaddam - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
In this study, an absorber design suitable for the plate-and-frame absorber configuration is
introduced. The design utilizes a fin structure installed on a vertical flat plate to produce a …

A review of membrane contactors applied in absorption refrigeration systems

F Asfand, M Bourouis - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
The use of membrane contactor technology is well-known in the process industry and can
be employed in many important fields; such as separation and absorption processes …

Multi-objective optimization of a microchannel membrane-based absorber with inclined grooves based on CFD and machine learning

Z Sui, Y Sui, W Wu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel microchannel membrane-based absorber with inclined grooves is proposed and
studied by a three-dimensional CFD model. Parametric analysis is carried out to analyze the …

Heat and mass transfer performance comparison of various absorbers/desorbers towards compact and efficient absorption heat pumps

C Zhai, W Wu - International Journal of Refrigeration, 2021 - Elsevier
Absorption heat pump (AHP) is significant for renewable/waste energy utilization to alleviate
the energy crisis. Compact and energy-efficient AHP is essential for wider applications, and …