Optimization of commercial net spacers in spiral wound membrane modules

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 289-302

  Li, F ^a   Meindersma, W ^a   De Haan, A B ^a   Reith, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CFD; Membrane filtration; Optimization; Spacer; Spiral wound module

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING;

NET SPACERS;

MASS TRANSFER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; SPACER; VORTEX SHEDDING;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; LITERATURE; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 0036808977     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00307-1     Document Type: Article

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