HUANG Simin, GUO Xiaojuan, YANG Minlin, et al. Transport phenomena between elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank for liquid desiccant air dehumidification[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (2): 538-543.
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HUANG Simin, GUO Xiaojuan, YANG Minlin, et al. Transport phenomena between elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank for liquid desiccant air dehumidification[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (2): 538-543.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.02.024.
Transport phenomena between elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank for liquid desiccant air dehumidification
Axial momentum and heat transfer between an elliptical hollow fiber membrane tube bank (EHFMTB) used for liquid desiccant air dehumidification are studied. Two regular arrangements
in-line and staggered
are considered. Two unit cells consisting of two fibers and the fluid flowing longitudinally between the fibers are selected as the calculation domains. The governing equations for the fluid flow and heat transfer between the EHFMTB are established and solved via a boundary-fitted coordinate transformation method. The friction factor and the Nusselt number in the unit cells are obtained. The variation of local Nusselt number along the tube length is analyzed. The effects of pitch-to-diameters
elliptical semiaxis ratios and wall surface conditions on these data are investigated. The results are useful for performance evaluations of the EHFMTB.