Numerical study of concentration polarization in a rectangular reverse osmosis membrane channel: Permeate flux variation and hydrodynamic end effects

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 303, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 140-153

  Lyster, Eric ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Mass transfer correlation; Mineral scaling; Numerical RO model; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; MINERAL SCALING; NUMERICAL RO MODEL; PERMEATE FLUX;

OSMOSIS MEMBRANES;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; OSMOSIS MEMBRANES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 34548312413     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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