Development of mass and heat transfer coupled model of hollow fiber membrane for salt recovery from brine via osmotic membrane distillation

Environmental Sciences Europe

Table 4 Sensitivity analysis for different operating conditions

Feed flow rate, Q_f (L h⁻¹)	Feed conc C_f,in (g L⁻¹)	Osmotic solution conc C_os (g L⁻¹)	Feed T T_f,in (K)	Sensitivity coefficient
Feed flow rate, Q_f (L h⁻¹)	Feed conc C_f,in (g L⁻¹)	Osmotic solution conc C_os (g L⁻¹)	Feed T T_f,in (K)	T	Q_fo	C_fo	C_f,sat	C_os
2000	50	300	298	− 1.49	1	− 0.3	2.6	− 3.9
2000	50	300	313	− 1.72	1	− 0.3	2.6	− 3.9
2000	50	300	333	− 2.77	1	− 0.3	2.6	− 3.9
2000	100	300	298	− 1.49	1	− 0.9	3.2	− 3.9
2000	100	300	313	− 2.13	1	− 0.9	3.2	− 3.9
2000	100	300	333	− 2.77	1	− 0.9	3.2	− 3.9
2000	200	300	298	− 1.49	1	− 12	15	− 3.9
2000	200	300	313	− 2.13	1	− 12	15	− 3.9