Composite hydrophobic PFPE/PVDF membranes were prepared by coating and UV-curing
for vacuum membrane distillation (VMD). The water contact angle of PFPE/PVDF membrane …

The use of vacuum enhancement in air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) has been shown
to improve the permeate production and the thermal efficiency. This work presents the …

Membrane distillation (MD) relies on superhydrophobic membranes that must achieve the
competing goals of high liquid entry pressure (LEP) and high permeability. In this study, we …

Accurate modeling of solar-driven direct contact membrane distillation systems (DCMD) can
enhance the commercialization of these promising systems. However, the existing dynamic …

Heat pump assisted membrane distillation (MD) has recently been proposed as a new
method for simultaneous heating and cooling of membrane distillation. In this work, the cost …

Membrane distillation using multi-envelope modules in vacuum enhanced air gap (V-
AGMD) operation has been demonstrated as the best alternative to the current thermal …

Large-scale CFD studies are currently lacking in membrane distillation due to high
computational overhead. This study utilizes a validated CFD model for vacuum membrane …

Membrane distillation (MD) is a separation technology driven by low-cost thermal energy
and is effective on highly concentrated aqueous solutions. This process has been studied …

Membrane distillation (MD) has gained significant popularity as a separation and purification
technique in diverse domains, such as saline/brackish water treatment, organic recovery …

In this technical paper the use of model predictive control is introduced. An example is given
where practical nonlinear model predictive control (PNMPC) is used to minimize the error …