Study of the hydrodynamics in a pervaporation module and implications for the design of multi-tubular systems

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 281, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 219-227

  Fontalvo, J ^a   Fourcade, E ^a   Cuellar, P C ^a   Wijers, J G ^a   Keurentjes, J T F ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Pervaporation; Secondary flow; Tubular membranes; Ultrasound computer tomography

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION;

ORGANIC-WATER MIXTURES; SECONDARY FLOW; TUBULAR MEMBRANES; ULTRASOUND COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

ALCOHOL; WATER;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); HYDRODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; PERVAPORATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PERVAPORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASOUND; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 33746710380     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2006.03.042     Document Type: Article

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