CFD modeling for flow and mass transfer in spacer-obstructed membrane feed channels

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 270-284

  Shakaib, M ^a   Hasani, S M F ^a   Mahmood, M ^a  

^a NED UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

CFD; Mass transfer coefficient; Pressure drop; Shear stress distribution; Spacers

Indexed keywords

ATTACK ANGLES; AXIAL FILAMENTS; CFD; CHANNEL AXIS; FEED CHANNELS; GEOMETRIC PARAMETERS; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MASS TRANSFER RATES; MEMBRANE SURFACES; SHEAR STRESS DISTRIBUTION; SPACER GEOMETRIES; SPACERS; SPIRAL WOUND MEMBRANES; TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS; TRANSVERSE FILAMENTS; WALL SHEAR RATES; WALL SHEAR STRESSES; ZIG ZAGS; ZIGZAG PATHS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DROPS; DYNAMICS; FILAMENTS (LAMP); FLUID DYNAMICS; PRESSURE DROP; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRESSES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MASS TRANSFER;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; GEOMETRY; MASS ACTION; MASS TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; SPACER GEOMETRY; THICKNESS;

EID: 58149204122     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.09.052     Document Type: Article

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