Flow visualization through spacer filled channels by computational fluid dynamics-II: Improved feed spacer designs

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 249, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 41-49

  Dendukuri, Dhananjay ^a   Karode, Sandeep K ^a   Kumar, Ashwani ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Filament shape; Fluid flow; Membrane; Pressure drop; Spacers; Strain rate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PRESSURE DROP; STRAIN RATE;

CIRCULAR CROSS SECTIONS; CONCAVE SURFACES; RECTANGULAR CHANNELS;

FLOW VISUALIZATION;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; FLOW VISUALIZATION; MEMBRANE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOW KINETICS; FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 13244259429     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2004.06.062     Document Type: Article

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