Impact of different spacer filament geometries on concentration polarization control in narrow membrane channel

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 262, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 138-152

  Ahmad, A L ^a   Lau, K K ^a   Abu Bakar, M Z ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation; Concentration polarization; Pressure drop; Spacer filament geometries; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS TRANSFER; PRESSURE DROP; TURBULENCE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FLOW EQUATIONS; SPACER FILAMENT GEOMETRIES;

LIQUID MEMBRANES;

MEMBRANE;

ARTICLE; FLUID FLOW; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; POLARIZATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 24344460892     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.06.056     Document Type: Article

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