Performance estimation of membrane dehumidification based on heat exchanger analogy approaches using ε-NTU model

Reports by the US Department of Energy in 2014 evaluated membrane heat pump technology as one of the most promising alternatives to conventional vapour compression methods. Vapour compression methods maintain an evaporator temperature lower than the dew point to deal with the latent heat load. In membrane heat pump systems, only the water vapour is transferred and there is no phase change. The migration is caused by the difference in vapour...