Flux enhancement in laminar crossflow microfiltration using a collapsible-tube pulsation generator

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-189

  Hadzismajlovic, D E ^a   Bertram, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cake resistance; Ceramic microfilter; Membrane fouling; Self excited oscillation; Unsteady flow

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FOULING; LAMINAR FLOW; MEMBRANES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; UNSTEADY FLOW; VELOCITY;

CAKE RESISTANCE; CERAMIC MICROFILTER; COLLAPSIBLE PULSATION TUBE GENERATOR; LAMINAR CROSSFLOW; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; SELF EXCITED OSCILLATION;

FILTRATION;

SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CERAMIC MEMBRANE; CROSSFLOW MICROFILTRATION; LAMINAR FLOW;

ARTICLE; LAMINAR FLOW; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW;

EID: 0032513692     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00319-0     Document Type: Article

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