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dc.contributor.authorNarayan, G. Prakash
dc.contributor.authorEl Sharqawy, Mostafa Hamed Ahm
dc.contributor.authorSummers, Edward K.
dc.contributor.authorLienhard, John H.
dc.contributor.authorZubair, Syed M.
dc.contributor.authorAntar, Mohamed Abdelkerim
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-16T18:52:52Z
dc.date.available2010-03-16T18:52:52Z
dc.date.issued2009-12
dc.date.submitted2009-11
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/52624
dc.description.abstractWorld-wide water scarcity, especially in the developing world, indicates a pressing need to develop inexpensive, decentralized small-scale desalination technologies which use renewable resources of energy. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the stateof- the-art in one of the most promising of these technologies, solar-driven humidification-dehumidification (HDH) desalination. Previous studies have investigated many different variations on the HDH cycle. In this paper, performance parameters which enable comparison of the various versions of the HDH cycle have been defined and evaluated. To better compare these cycles, each has been represented in psychometric coordinates. The principal components of the HDH system are also reviewed and compared, including the humidifier, solar heaters, and dehumidifiers. Particular attention is given to solar air heaters, for which design data is limited; and direct air heating is compared to direct water heating in the cycle assessments. Alternative processes based on the HDH concept are also reviewed and compared. Further, novel proposals for improvement of the HDH cycle are outlined. It is concluded that HDH technology has great promise for decentralized small-scale water production applications, although additional research and development is needed for improving system efficiency and reducing capital cost.en
dc.description.sponsorshipKing Fahd University of Petroleum and Mineralsen
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2009.11.014en
dc.rightsAttribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unporteden
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/en
dc.sourceJohn Lienharden
dc.subjecthumidificationen
dc.subjectdehumidificationen
dc.subjectdesalinationen
dc.subjectdecentralized water productionen
dc.subjectsolar poweren
dc.subjectsmall-scale water productionen
dc.titleThe potential of solar-driven humidification-dehumidification desalination for small-scale decentralized water productionen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.identifier.citationNarayan, G. Prakash et al. “The potential of solar-driven humidification-dehumidification desalination for small-scale decentralized water production.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 14.4 (2010): 1187-1201.en
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.approverLienhard, John H.
dc.contributor.mitauthorNarayan, G. Prakash
dc.contributor.mitauthorEl Sharqawy, Mostafa Hamed Ahm
dc.contributor.mitauthorSummers, Edward K.
dc.contributor.mitauthorLienhard, John H.
dc.relation.journalRenewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Online)en
dc.eprint.versionAuthor's final manuscript
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/SubmittedJournalArticleen
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden
dspace.orderedauthorsNarayan, G. Prakash; Sharqawy, Mostafa H.; Summers, Edward K.; Lienhard, John H.; Zubair, Syed M.; Antar, M.A.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2901-0638
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-1286
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mit.licenseOPEN_ACCESS_POLICYen
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