The effect of suction velocity on concentration polarization in microfiltration membranes under turbulent flow conditions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-183

  Herath, Gemunu ^a   Yamamoto, Kazuo ^a   Urase, Taro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Crossflow velocity; Mass transfer; Microfiltration; Suction velocity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; MASS TRANSFER; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MICROFILTRATION; PORE SIZE; TURBULENT FLOW; VIRUSES;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSSFLOW VELOCITY; SHERWOOD NUMBER; SUCTION VOLUME FLUX;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

ALUMINUM OXIDE;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; INORGANIC MEMBRANE; MASS TRANSFER; MICROFILTRATION; SUCTION PERFORMANCE; TURBULENT FLOW;

ARTICLE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROFILTRATION; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCTION; TURBULENT FLOW; VELOCITY;

EID: 0034194519     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(99)00284-7     Document Type: Article

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