The effect of pulsatile flows on the transport across membranes: An analytical and experimental study

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1931-1944

  Thomas, Aaron M ^a,c   Jain, Aashika ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Semitool Incorporated   (United States)

^c Buchanan Engineering Lab 310   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical; Experimental; Gas separation; Mass transfer; Membranes; Pulsatile

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE BOUNDARY; TRANSPORT ACROSS;

MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN; PERMEATION; PULSATILE FLOW; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEPARATION;

MEMBRANES;

MASS TRANSFER; MEMBRANES; OXYGEN; PERMEATION; PULSATILE FLOW; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEPARATION;

MEMBRANE; OXYGEN; PERMEABILITY; POLYCARBONATE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SEPARATION;

EID: 34547491384     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390701401337     Document Type: Article

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