Implications of enhancing critical flux of particulates by AC fields in RO desalination and reclamation

Desalination

Volumn 220, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 371-379

  Zhang, Y P ^a   Chong, T H ^a   Fane, A G ^a,b   Law, A ^a   Coster, H G L ^c   Winters, H ^d  

^a NTU ^*  (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AC field; Critical flux; Fouling; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; FOULING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

CAKE-ENHANCED OSMOTIC PRESSURE; CRITICAL FLUX;

REVERSE OSMOSIS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; FOULING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REVERSE OSMOSIS;

DESALINATION; FOULING; OSMOSIS;

EID: 38349027165     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2007.02.043     Document Type: Article

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