eat and mass transfer of sweeping gas membrane distillation

对气扫式膜蒸馏（SGMD）的热量和质量传递机理进行了研究,建立了该过程的热量和质量传递模型,并对模型进行了计算,得出了吹扫气流速、组件长度、进料流速和进料温度对膜通量的影响。通过实验对模型计算结果进行了验证。实验结果表明模型计算值与实验值非常接近。随吹扫气流速的增大,通量先增加然后趋近于平衡。组件长度越短通量越高。进料流速对通量的影响很小,随膜丝内Reynolds数的增加,通量稍有增加,随进料温度的升高,通量呈指数倍增加。     

气扫式多效膜蒸馏过程研究

针对气扫式膜蒸馏(SGMD)过程能耗高的问题,设计了1种气扫式多效膜蒸馏(SGMEMD)过程,其特征是在传统SGMD过程中设立独特的热量回用系统。该系统同时具有蒸汽的换热冷凝与料液的预热升温双重作用,从而实现蒸汽潜热的梯级回收利用。实验研究了吹扫气流速、料液循环流量、膜组件内料液与吹扫气流向、料液浓度对SGMEMD过程膜蒸馏通量和造水比(GOR)的影响。结果表明,当采用质量分数2.5%的NaCl溶液作为原料液,料液温度为78℃、循环体积流量为5.0L/h、吹扫气流速为1.6m/s(标准状态),膜组件内吹扫气与料液为逆向流动时,SGMEMD过程的GOR可达3.1。     

吸收膜蒸馏的传热传质过程

由于吸收膜蒸馏系统的进料液和吸收液的温度非常接近甚至相同,其传热过程无相变热损失,有可能实现能耗较低的膜蒸馏过程,本文尝试开展吸收膜蒸馏法海水淡化研究。首先分别以葡萄糖水溶液和氯化钙水溶液为吸收液进行吸收膜蒸馏海水淡化实验,结果表明氯化钙吸收液时的膜通量明显高于葡萄糖吸收液时的膜通量。其次建立了吸收膜蒸馏过程的质量和热量传递模型,并对模型进行了计算,模型计算值与实验值非常接近。最后对葡萄糖水溶液和氯化钙水溶液分别作吸收液时对传质系数和极化现象的影响进行了计算分析,结果显示,氯化钙水溶液作吸收液时传质系数约为葡萄糖水溶液的1.7倍;且极化现象造成的蒸气压力差减小的值为后者的1/4左右。     

吸收膜蒸馏的传热传质过程

由于吸收膜蒸馏系统的进料液和吸收液的温度非常接近甚至相同,其传热过程无相变热损失,有可能实现能耗较低的膜蒸馏过程,本文尝试开展吸收膜蒸馏法海水淡化研究。首先分别以葡萄糖水溶液和氯化钙水溶液为吸收液进行吸收膜蒸馏海水淡化实验,结果表明氯化钙吸收液时的膜通量明显高于葡萄糖吸收液时的膜通量。其次建立了吸收膜蒸馏过程的质量和热量传递模型,并对模型进行了计算,模型计算值与实验值非常接近。最后对葡萄糖水溶液和氯化钙水溶液分别作吸收液时对传质系数和极化现象的影响进行了计算分析,结果显示,氯化钙水溶液作吸收液时传质系数约为葡萄糖水溶液的1.7倍;且极化现象造成的蒸气压力差减小的值为后者的1/4左右。     

鼓气强化循环气扫式膜蒸馏过程研究

在传统气扫式膜蒸馏的基础上,设计了鼓气强化循环气扫式膜蒸馏过程.在循环流动的原液中鼓入低压压缩空气,在膜内腔形成气液两相流,以强化膜蒸馏传质换热;在冷侧将吹扫气循环利用.研究了原液流速以及温度、浓度、气液体积比,冷侧吹扫气流速等因素对过程性能的影响规律.结果表明,过程通量随原液温度、流速及冷侧吹扫气流速的提高而增加;原液浓度较高时,鼓气强化对膜蒸馏过程通量的促进作用明显,3.5%的NaCl溶液浓缩2.5倍以后,鼓气强化气扫式膜蒸馏过程通量比未施加鼓气强化的通量提高约20%.     

鼓气减压膜蒸馏过程研究

设计了新型鼓气减压膜蒸馏(AVMD)过程,在原水进入疏水膜组件前鼓入低压压缩空气,形成气液混合流进入疏水膜组件,在疏水膜组件的产汽出口外接负压系统,构成AVMD系统.采用疏水性聚偏氟乙烯中空纤维微孔膜,以自来水为测试液,研究了鼓气强度、进料温度、流速、冷侧真空度对AVMD过程性能的影响,考察了AVMD对不同NaCl含量溶液的分离性能.结果表明,随着鼓气量、进料液温度、流速,真空度的提高,AVMD过程通量有明显的增加,而产水电导率始终低于0.3 mS·m~(-1).当进料液温度70℃,冷侧真空度85 kPa,进料流速1.33 m·s~(-1)时,AVMD过程膜通量可高达45 kg·m~(-2)·h~(-1),而相同实验条件下减压膜蒸馏(VMD)过程的通量约为30 kg·m~(-2)·h~(-1).     

真空膜蒸馏法分离乙醇溶液的研究

采用聚偏氟乙烯复合中空纤维膜制作膜组件,制备小型实验装置用来分离从低浓度到高浓度的乙醇溶液,研究探讨了进料温度、料液流速、料液浓度、真空度对膜通量和分离因子的影响.进料温度升高时,膜通量及分离因子均增大.冷侧真空度的增加,通量呈线性增长,但分离因子减小.料液流速对膜通量和分离因子的影响温和.结果表明,真空膜蒸馏适用于浓...     

操作条件对真空膜蒸馏过程影响的实验及模拟研究

真空膜蒸馏（VMD）技术具有膜通量大、操作压力低、能耗低等优点，在海水淡化领域中占有重要的地位。本文分别研究了真空度、流速和进料液温度等外界条件对膜通量的影响。结果表明，随着真空度、流速和进料液温度的提高，膜通量逐渐增大。同时，利用计算流体力学（CFD）软件对真空膜蒸馏过程进行了模拟，并通过编写用户自定义函数（UDF）进行了数值仿真。结果表明，仿真数据与实验数据吻合较好。因此，UDF可以进一步用于中空纤维膜组件的放大模拟，以减少工程应用中复杂情况下的实验误差。     

聚偏氟乙烯中空纤维膜蒸馏性能研究

采用疏水性聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)中空纤维微孔膜,以3.5%的NaCl水溶液为测试液,进行直接接触膜蒸馏(DCMD)脱盐过程研究.考察了盐水温度、流速、PVDF膜的壁厚、内径、组件长度及封装分率等因素对DCMD过程性能的影响.结果表明:盐水温度、流速提高都有利于提高DCMD过程的通量;随中空纤维膜壁厚增加,通量逐渐降低;内径从0.5mm增加到1.0mm,通量略有提高,且壁厚较薄的膜,内径变化对通量的影响较明显;膜组件长度、装填分率增加,产水通量降低但组件产水总量提高.截留率受操作条件、膜和组件结构的影响较小,基本保持在99.99%,产水电导率<4μS/cm.     

新型气隙式膜蒸馏组件盐水浓缩的试验研究

利用新型气隙式膜蒸馏组件对氯化钠溶液进行膜蒸馏试验研究。考察了进料温度、流速、浓度对膜通量、造水比和截留率的影响。结果表明,膜通量和造水比随着进料温度T3升高而增大,随着进料浓度的增加而减小;料液流量增加时膜通量增大,造水比降低;试验过程中截留率基本保持不变,稳定在99.8%以上。当料液浓度为3.0%,进料温度T1为30.0℃,T3为95.0℃、流量为7.0 L/h时,膜通量为4.1 L/(m2·h),造水比为7.0,截留率可达99.8%,经过60 d浓缩试验后,膜通量、造水比和截留率均保持稳定。     

新型气隙式膜蒸馏组件脱盐过程

利用基于聚丙烯中空纤维膜和聚丙烯中空纤维换热管的新型能量回收式膜组件(AGMD-HF),以70 g·L^-1的氯化钠溶液为研究对象,考察了膜组件长度和膜孔径大小对膜组件脱盐性能的影响。为直接衡量操作条件、组件参数以及温差、浓差极化现象对传质系数的影响,引入总传质系数,并研究进料温度和膜孔径对总传质系数的影响。实验结果表明,总传质系数随着温度的升高、膜孔径的增大而增大,提高膜孔径可有效提高总传质系数,同时可有效提高通量和造水比。通量随组件长度的增大而减小,而造水比增大,因此在应用过程中可综合考虑通量和造水比以便选择合适的组件长度。     

Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Acetylene Absorption in a Polytetrafluoroethylene Hollow‐Fiber Membrane Contactor

The separation of acetylene from a gas mixture was investigated using a polytetrafluoroethylene hollow‐fiber membrane contactor and 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidinone as absorbent. The effects of the gas velocity, the liquid velocity, the feed gas concentration, and the module length on the acetylene mass transfer were investigated. The results showed that the acetylene mass transfer flux increased with increasing liquid velocity, gas velocity, and feed gas concentration, but decreased with increasing membrane module length. A mathematical model was used to predict the wetting extent of the membrane and the mass transfer resistance in the acetylene mass transfer process. The wetting extent of the membrane was found to increase with increasing liquid velocity and to be effectively restrained with increasing gas velocity. The liquid phase resistance and the wetted‐membrane phase resistance controlled the acetylene mass transfer in the acetylene absorption process. The acetylene absorption efficiency was maintained at 90 % for 114 h of the C₂H₂ membrane absorption–thermal desorption cycle process.     

Sweeping Gas Membrane Distillation (SGMD) as an Alternative for Integration of Bioethanol Processing: Study on a Commercial Membrane and Operating Parameters

This article considers the application of the sweeping gas membrane distillation process (SGMD) for direct separation of ethanol-water using a flat sheet PTFE membrane. It also studies the effect of operating parameters including feed concentration, feed temperature, feed flow rate, and sweeping gas flow rate on the permeation flux and selectivity of ethanol/water. The results showed that the increase in feed temperature increases in permeate flux and selectivity. Selectivities of 18.5 to 25 were achieved using dilute feeds within the temperature range of 35 to 55°C. However, by increasing the feed concentration by more than 5 wt.%, the selectivity was decreased. The increase in permeation flux and ethanol selectivity at higher feed flow rates was mainly due to the reduction of polarization effects. Moreover, the PTFE membrane was characterized by AFM. The results showed that the present process could be used as a stand-alone technique for bioethanol process integration.     

直接接触式膜蒸馏过程的膜曝气强化

针对直接接触式膜蒸馏（direct contact membrane distillation,DCMD）过程存在的膜通量小及膜污染问题,设计了一种新型结构的膜蒸馏组件。以蔗糖溶液为处理液,考察了膜组件装填密度Φ、膜曝气量q、蔗糖浓度c与温度T₀对DCMD过程的影响。结果表明：随着Φ、q的增加,DCMD过程的膜通量先增大,后逐渐降低,Φ、q均存在最优值;随着c的增加,膜通量逐渐降低;随着T₀的增加,膜通量增大;对c为30%（mass）的蔗糖溶液进行DCMD法处理330 min时,膜曝气可使DCMD的初始膜通量J_initial提升24.7%、膜通量衰减率ΔJ降低55.0%,维持高膜通量的连续运行时间t₀延长4倍。主要原因是膜曝气强化了DCMD过程的传热传质,进而强化过程的分离性能;有效控制了DCMD过程的浓差极化,进而延缓过程的膜污染进程。研究结果有利于推进DCMD的工程化应用。     

太阳能光热-光电中空纤维真空膜蒸馏系统理论与实验研究

自主设计并搭建了太阳能光热-光电中空纤维膜蒸馏系统,太阳能光热采用面积1.82 m²真空管集热系统,光伏发电采用面积1.63 m²多晶硅电池板。实验方面,研究了不同工况下,热料液在不同流动方式时膜通量的差异;研究了在不同跟踪方式下太阳辐照度对系统性能的影响。结果表明：料液在管程流动的膜通量大于壳程的膜通量,且进口料液温度取50~70℃之间为宜;自动跟踪下膜组件入口温度比非跟踪高2~3℃,可以延长膜蒸馏系统运行时间1~2 h,且在相同的自然环境下,自动跟踪方式最大膜通量8.89 kg/(m²·h)远高于非跟踪方式时4.26 kg/(m²·h)。理论方面,分析了以水为工质的中空纤维膜蒸馏的传热和传质过程,建立了传热传质理论计算数学模型;分析了辐照强度、膜表面温差、膜丝内表面传热系数、传热与传质通量的定量关系,计算了膜面温度与理论膜通量,对比了实验值与理论值。系统运行稳定,能量综合利用效率高,性能可靠,为工程应用奠定了理论和实验基础。     

LIX984N为载体的中空纤维更新液膜中铜的传递过程

以LIX984N为载体,煤油为稀释剂,H2SO4为反萃剂,研究了中空纤维更新液膜过程中铜的传递行为。考察了两相压差、铜离子浓度、两相流速、操作方式以及膜丝有效长度等对传质过程的影响。结果表明:膜丝两侧的操作压差对传质过程几乎没有影响;随着料液相中溶质Cu(Ⅱ)浓度的增大传质通量增大,而反萃相中的Cu(Ⅱ)浓度对传质过程几乎没有影响;传质通量会随着壳程料液流速的增大而增大,但管程侧反萃相的流速对传质过程影响很小;逆流和并流两种操作方式对传质过程的影响可以忽略,而膜丝有效长度的增加会导致单位面积平均传质通量的下降。     

Heat transfer in the rectangular cross-flow flat-sheet membrane module for vacuum membrane distillation

This paper presents a study of heat transfer coefficients of boundary layers in a laboratory-scale rectangular cross-flow flat-sheet membrane module by using distilled water vacuum membrane distillation (VMD) experiments. Results show that the traditional heat transfer correlations, which are mostly employed in the membrane distillation literature, are not suitably used to predict the heat transfer process in the VMD system for the Reynolds numbers ranging from 300 to 1090. This study formulates a new semi-empirical heat transfer correlation by suggesting Knudsen-viscous mechanism governs the water vapour across the membrane. Compared to the feed flow rate, the feed temperature is the limit to the heat transfer. The heat transfer coefficients are strongly dependent on the physical properties of the feed solution, but less relied on the design of the membrane module.     

Modeling and simulation for direct contact membrane distillation in hollow fiber modules

Direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD) offers an attractive operation for the separation of mixtures at atmospheric pressure with reasonable energy requirement. A new simultaneous heat and mass transfer model in DCMD in a hollow fiber configuration is presented. Flow regime in feed and permeate side, the variations of mean temperature and concentration along the membrane module, the length of the membrane, and various properties of membrane characteristics are taken into account in the present model. A system of nonlinear equations describing the DCMD process is solved numerically for each cell using the FSOLVE coding, which is a built‐in function in MATLAB^® to find the influence of the temperature and velocity of the feed and permeate streams, and the salt concentration of the feed along the module on the permeate flux. The predicted results by the new model show a good accord with a wide range of various experimental results available in the literature. © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 59: 589–603, 2013     

Mass transfer, fluid flow and membrane properties in flat and corrugated plate hyperfiltration modules

Concentration polarisation, decreasing the efficiency in membrane separation processes, can be reduced by increasing mass transfer between membrane surface and bulk of the feed stream. Analogous to techniques used in plate heat exchangers efforts have been made to enhance mass transfer in a plate hyperfiltration module by using a corrugated membrane in stead of a flat one. The corrugations are pressed into an originally flat membrane. These corrugations do not only have an influence on the mass transfer, but also on such membrane properties as salt and water permeability. Corrugations enhance mass transfer in a more effective way than increase of flow rate does.

The effect of the corrugations on membrane properties shows a large spread. For corrugated membranes prepared by our group, flux increases of 100% at almost the same or even slightly higher retentions have been obtained.