Mass transfer in hollow-fiber modules with non-uniform hollow fibers

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 235-244

  Crowder, R O ^a   Cussler, E L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dialysis; Hollow fibers; Modules

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ORGANS; DIALYSIS; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; MASS TRANSFER;

HOLLOW FIBER MODULES; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; POLYDISPERSITY;

FIBROUS MEMBRANES;

MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0343852934     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(97)00112-9     Document Type: Article

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