Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a PCM-Supported ...
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c<br />
M<br />
f b<br />
<br />
(4.86)<br />
M<br />
b<br />
S<br />
S<br />
f<br />
where r c is the salt concentration ratio, S b , <strong>and</strong> S f are the corresponding salt<br />
concentrations for rejected brine <strong>and</strong> feed seawater respectively. The amount <strong>of</strong><br />
rejected <strong>and</strong> recirculated brine M r can be determined respectively as:<br />
M<br />
d<br />
M<br />
b<br />
<br />
(4.87)<br />
r 1<br />
c<br />
M<br />
r<br />
M M<br />
(4.88)<br />
hw<br />
f<br />
The cumulated GOR <strong>and</strong> daily fresh water production will be used for investigating<br />
the performance <strong>and</strong> transient behavior <strong>of</strong> the <strong>PCM</strong>-supported HDH system under<br />
varying weather conditions <strong>of</strong> El-Arish city on the Mediterranean Sea north <strong>of</strong> Egypt.<br />
4.6 Representation <strong>of</strong> the MEHH <strong>and</strong> MECD phenomena<br />
The section begins by listing some fundamental points towards laying out the<br />
approach to the representation <strong>of</strong> MEHH by the mathematical mode. The<br />
representation approach should answer a key question, which is deemed to be<br />
important to an underst<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>of</strong> the connections between the mathematical<br />
formulations presented in the previous sections <strong>and</strong> the coupled multi-physics <strong>of</strong><br />
dual phase change phenomena involved on both micro <strong>and</strong> macro scale levels. The<br />
intention is to provide a logical conceptual foundation for the subsequent numerical<br />
analysis. This foundation will adopt a clear separation between three levels <strong>of</strong><br />
parameters, which can be identified as “constants”, “state variables”, <strong>and</strong> “dependent<br />
or solution parameters”. This separation <strong>of</strong>fers an easy <strong>and</strong> straightforward<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> mathematical formulations at h<strong>and</strong>.<br />
4.6.1 Fundamental points<br />
1. The first level (or constants) is defined as those parameters, which can be<br />
derived directly from the boundary <strong>and</strong> geometrical conditions (i.e. the<br />
independent parameters) <strong>and</strong> remain constant at their average values along the<br />
packing height. For example:<br />
<br />
The void <strong>and</strong> solid fractions (equations 4.40, <strong>and</strong> 4.41), the specific surface<br />
area (equation 4.45), the packing permeability (equation 4.21), as well as the<br />
effective thermal properties <strong>of</strong> the solid phase (equations 4.55 to 4.57) can be<br />
derived directly from the geometry <strong>of</strong> the column <strong>and</strong> packing size.<br />
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