Observation of flow characteristics in a hollow fiber lumen using non-invasive X-ray microimaging (XMI)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 181-189

  Chang, Sheng ^a   Yeo, Adrian ^b   Fane, Anthony ^a,b   Cholewa, Marian ^c   Ping, Yang ^c   Moser, Herbert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Hollow fiber membrane; Lumen flow; Non invasive observation; X ray microimaging

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FILTRATION; PRESSURE REGULATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

FIBER MEMBRANES; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBIC POLYPROPYLENE; LUMEN FLOW; X-RAY MICROIMAGING;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

POLYPROPYLENE;

CAVITATION; CONTACT ANGLE; FILTRATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PRESSURE REGULATION; TWO PHASE FLOW;

ARTICLE; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; FIBER; GEOMETRY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDROPHOBICITY; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY MICROIMAGING;

EID: 34548481086     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.07.037     Document Type: Article

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