Comparison of various aeration devices for air sparging in crossflow membrane filtration

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 277, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 258-269

  Mayer, M ^a   Braun, R ^a   Fuchs, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aeration device; Air sparging; Crossflow filtration; Flow distribution; Slug flow

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; FOULING; HYDRAULICS; VELOCITY;

AERATION DEVICES; AIR SPARGING; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FLOW DISTRIBUTION; SLUG FLOW;

FILTRATION;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FILTRATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; FOULING; HYDRAULICS; VELOCITY;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; DEVICE; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INDUSTRY; MEMBRANE FILTER; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPARGING; STANDARD;

EID: 33646444444     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.10.035     Document Type: Article

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