Momentum transfer inside a vertically orientated capillary membrane bioreactor

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 303, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 86-99

  Godongwana, B ^a   Sheldon, M S ^a   Solomons, D M ^a  

^a CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capillary membrane bioreactor; Finite difference; Momentum transfer; Numerical technique

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

CAPILLARY MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; GEL FORMATION; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOREACTORS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAMINAR FLOW; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOMENTUM TRANSFER; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CAPILLARY WALL; GEL; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VELOCITY;

EID: 34548357205     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.06.070     Document Type: Article

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