Optimization of the membrane and pore design for micro-machined membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 278, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 239-250

  Brans, G ^a   van der Sman, R G M ^a   Schroen C G P H ^a   van der Padt, A ^b   Boom, R M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FRIESLANDCAMPINA   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CFD; Lattice Boltzmann; Membrane; Microsieve; Pore blocking

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROMACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; PORE SIZE;

FLOW FIELDS; LATTICE-BOLTZMANN; MICROSIEVES; PORE BLOCKING;

PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROMACHINING; OPTIMIZATION; PERMSELECTIVE MEMBRANES; PORE SIZE;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MICROFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33646761298     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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