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Analysis of a Membrane-Based Condensate Recovery Heat Exchanger (CRX)
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The development of a temperature and humidity control system that can remove heat and recover water vapor is key to the development of an Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS). Large quantities of water vapor must be removed from air, and this operation has proven difficult in the absence of gravity. This paper presents the modeling results from a program to develop a novel membrane-based heat exchanger known as the condensate recovery heat exchanger (CRX). This device cools and dehumidifies humid air and simultaneously recovers water-vapor condensate. In this paper, the CRX is described and the results of an analysis of the heat- and mass-transfer characteristics of the device are given.
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Newbold, D., "Analysis of a Membrane-Based Condensate Recovery Heat Exchanger (CRX)," SAE Technical Paper 932089, 1993, https://doi.org/10.4271/932089.Also In
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