An analytical approach to the gas pressure drop in hollow fiber membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 271, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 69-76

  Shao, P ^a   Huang, R Y M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Analytical approach; Effectiveness factor; Gas permeation; Hollow fiber membrane; Pressure drop

Indexed keywords

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FIBERS; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; EFFECTIVENESS FACTORS; GAS PERMEATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES;

PRESSURE DROP;

DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; FIBERS; MEMBRANES; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE DROP;

ARTICLE; FIBER; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY;

EID: 30944461342     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.06.058     Document Type: Article

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