A numerical and experimental study of mass transfer in spacer-filled channels: Effects of spacer geometrical characteristics and Schmidt number

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 234-251

  Koutsou, C P ^a,b   Yiantsios, S G ^a,b   Karabelas, A J ^a,b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Direct numerical simulation; Experimental data; Mass transfer coefficients; Membrane spacers; Narrow channels

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EXPERIMENTS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); GEOMETRY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MASS TRANSFER; MIXED CONVECTION; RHENIUM; SCANDIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TURBULENT FLOW;

CHANNEL WALLS; CROSSING ANGLES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; FILAMENT DIAMETERS; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LOCAL TIMES; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; NARROW CHANNELS; NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; REYNOLDS; SCHMIDT NUMBERS; SHERWOOD; SIDE CHANNELS; SPACER GEOMETRIES; SYSTEMATIC STUDIES;

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE SPACER; NANOFILTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SHEAR STRESS; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 56649117367     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.10.007     Document Type: Article

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