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THERMO-OSMOSE [2 records]

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Record 1 2024-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Renewable Energy
  • Heat (Physics)
CONT

Thermo-osmotic energy conversion (TOEC) is an emerging process that efficiently extracts energy from low-grade heat sources. By utilizing a temperature gradient, TOEC induces a partial vapor pressure difference across a hydrophobic membrane. This pressure gradient drives the vapor from the hot feed side through the membrane's pores to the cold permeate side. The movement of water from the hot feed side to the permeate side of the membrane results in excess fluid in the cold reservoir, generating a pressurized flow that can be harnessed to drive a turbine and generate electricity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergies renouvelables
  • Chaleur (Physique)

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Geology
DEF

Natural migration of moisture from a relatively warm part of a mass of soil towards a cooler part.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Géologie
DEF

Écoulement à travers un milieu poreux causé par des différences de température.

CONT

Dans le cas de thermo-osmose, il peut y avoir un déplacement d'eau lorsqu'il y a un gradient de température, aussi bien dans un sol saturé d'eau que dans un sol n'ayant que de l'eau de tension superficielle ou de l'eau pelliculaire. Cette thermo-osmose est due à la différence de contenu de chaleur spécifique entre la couche liquide, adjacente au solide, et le reste du liquide. [...] Au cours de la thermo-osmose, l'eau se déplace vers les régions à températures plus élevées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Geología
DEF

Flujo a través de medios porosos causados por diferencias de temperatura.

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