Continuum model evaluation of the effect of saturation on coalescence filtration

Separation Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1955-1973

  Andan, S ^a   Hariharan, S I ^a   Chase, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrous filters; Saturation; Steady state filtration

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DRAG; DROP FORMATION; DROPS; FIBER OPTICS; FIBERS; FLOCCULATION; FLUID MECHANICS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANISMS; POROUS MATERIALS; RATE CONSTANTS; SEPARATION; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE REACTIONS; SURFACE TENSION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VOID FRACTION; WAVE FILTERS;

COMPLEX CONDITIONS; CONTINUUM EQUATIONS; CONTINUUM MODELING; DRAG FORCES; FIBROUS FILTERING; FIBROUS FILTERS; FILTER FIBERS; FILTER PERFORMANCE; FILTRATION PROCESSES; FLOW-RATE; LINEAR SATURATION; LIQUID AEROSOLS; LIQUID DROPLETS; LIQUID HOLD UPS; LOCAL VELOCITY; MINIMUM PRESSURE; PRIOR MODELS; QUALITY FACTOR; SATURATION; SINGLE FIBERS; STEADY STATE FILTRATION; STEADY STATES; STEADY-STATE MODELING; SUB MICRONS; VOID SPACES; WOVEN FIBERS;

WATER FILTRATION;

AEROSOL; EMULSION; FILTER; FILTRATION; NONWOVEN FABRIC; PARTICLE SIZE; SEPARATION; TENSION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 46049100826     PISSN: 01496395     EISSN: 15205754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01496390802063630     Document Type: Article

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