Fluid dynamics of spacer filled rectangular and curvilinear channels

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 1-15

  Ranade, Vivek V ^a   Kumar, Ashwani ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Form drag; Membrane modules; Spacers; Thin channels; Viscous drag

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRAG; ELECTRIC LINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; VISCOSITY;

FORM DRAG; MEMBRANE MODULES; SPACERS; THIN CHANNELS; VISCOUS DRAG;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LINES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FLUID FLOW; INTERCELLULAR SPACE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 30944448990     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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