Local hydrodynamic investigation of the aeration in a submerged hollow fibre membranes cassette

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 321, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 264-271

  Nguyen Cong Duc, E ^a   Fournier, L ^b   Levecq, C ^b   Lesjean, B ^a   Grelier, P ^b   Tazi Pain, A ^b  

^a Berlin Ctr of Competence for Water   (Germany)

^b Veolia Environnement Recherche et Innovation   (France)

Author keywords

Aeration; Bi optical probe; Hollow fibre; Hydrodynamics; Submerged membrane bioreactor

Indexed keywords

FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS;

AIR DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; HOLLOW FIBRE MEMBRANES; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR (SMBR);

MEMBRANES;

AERATION; ARTICLE; FLOW RATE; GAS FLOW; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE REACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 46349083896     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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