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Multistage Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Configurations: A Unifying Framework and Thermodynamic Analysis
Pressure-retarded osmosis has enjoyed increasing research interest over the last decade. Recent studies focusing on single-stage PRO …
Hyung Won Chung, Jaichander Swaminathan, John H. Lienhard
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Practical Aspects of Batch RO Design for Energy-Efficient Seawater Desalination
Batch operation of reverse osmosis (RO) has been proposed as a method to reduce seawater RO (SWRO) energy consumption and fouling …
Jaichander Swaminathan, Emily W. Tow, Richard L. Stover, John H. Lienhard
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Primary Energy and Exergy of Desalination Technologies in a Power-Water Cogeneration Scheme
The primary energy consumption of a spectrum of desalination systems is assessed using operating information and technical bids for …
Thomas Altmann, Justin Robert, Andrew Bouma, Jaichander Swaminathan, John H. Lienhard
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Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling for Performance Assessment of Permeate Gap Membrane Distillation
The critical factors and interactions which affect the module-level performance of permeate gap membrane distillation (PGMD) were …
Pelin Yazgan-Birgi, Mohamed I. Hassan Ali, Jaichander Swaminathan, John H. Lienhard, Hassan A. Arafat
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Economic Framework for Net Power Density and Levelized Cost of Electricity in Pressure-Retarded Osmosis
Economic analysis is necessary to ascertain the practical viability of a pressure-retarded osmosis (PRO) system for power production, …
Hyung Won Chung, Jaichander Swaminathan, Leonardo D. Banchik, John H. Lienhard
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Design and Operation of Membrane Distillation with Feed Recirculation for High Recovery Brine Concentration
Thermal-energy-driven desalination processes such as membrane distillation (MD), humidification dehumidification (HDH), and multi-stage …
Jaichander Swaminathan, John H. Lienhard
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Comparison of Fouling Propensity between Reverse Osmosis, Forward Osmosis, and Membrane Distillation
Resistance to fouling is often cited as an advantage of emerging desalination technologies such as forward osmosis and membrane …
Emily W. Tow, David M. Warsinger, Ali M. Trueworthy, Jaichander Swaminathan, Gregory P. Thiel, Syed M. Zubair, Allan S. Myerson, John H. Lienhard V
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Comparison of Fouling Propensity between Reverse Osmosis, Forward Osmosis, and Membrane Distillation
Comprehensive Condensation Flow Regimes in Air Gap Membrane Distillation: Visualization and Energy Efficiency
The thermal performance of air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) desalination is dominated by heat and mass transfer across the air gap …
David M. Warsinger, Jaichander Swaminathan, Lucien L. Morales, John H. Lienhard V
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Comprehensive Condensation Flow Regimes in Air Gap Membrane Distillation: Visualization and Energy Efficiency
Inorganic Fouling Mitigation by Salinity Cycling in Batch Reverse Osmosis
Enhanced fouling resistance has been observed in recent variants of reverse osmosis (RO) desalination which use time-varying batch or …
David M. Warsinger, Emily W. Tow, Laith A. Maswadeh, Grace B. Connors, Jaichander Swaminathan, John H. Lienhard V
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Inorganic Fouling Mitigation by Salinity Cycling in Batch Reverse Osmosis
Energy Efficiency of Membrane Distillation up to High Salinity: Evaluating Critical System Size and Optimal Membrane Thickness
This study presents a comprehensive analytical framework to design efficient single-stage membrane distillation (MD) systems for the …
Jaichander Swaminathan, Hyung Won Chung, David M. Warsinger, John H. Lienhard V
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Energy Efficiency of Membrane Distillation up to High Salinity: Evaluating Critical System Size and Optimal Membrane Thickness