A flow distribution study of laboratory scale membrane gas separation cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 332, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 81-88

  Kawachale, Nikhil ^a   Kumar, Ashwani ^a   Kirpalani, Deepak M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air; CFD; Gas separation membrane cell; Silicone coated membrane

Indexed keywords

ANNULAR CHANNELS; CFD; EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL METHODS; FEED FLOWS; FEED VOLUMES; FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS FLOW DISTRIBUTIONS; GAS FLOWS; GAS SEPARATIONS; GAS-SEPARATION MEMBRANE CELL; IDEAL MIXING; LABORATORY CELLS; LABORATORY-SCALE; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; NEW DESIGNS; NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTIONS; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; RETENTATE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURES; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; TEST CELLS; UNIFORM FLOWS;

AERODYNAMICS; CELL MEMBRANES; CYTOLOGY; DESALINATION; FLOW OF GASES; GAS MIXTURES; HYDROCARBONS; LABORATORIES; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SEPARATION; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SILICONES; WATER FILTRATION;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

ARTICLE; GAS; GAS FLOW; GAS MIXING; LABORATORY; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 62649093425     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.042     Document Type: Article

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