Bubbles in spacers: Direct observation of bubble behavior in spacer filled membrane channels

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 333, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 38-44

  Willems, P ^a   Kemperman, A J B ^a   Lammertink, R G H ^a   Wessling, M ^a   van Sint Annaland, M ^a   Deen, N G ^a   Kuipers, J A M ^a   van der Meer, W G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air sparging; Optical system; Spacer; Spiral wound module; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

AIR SPARGING; BUBBLE BEHAVIORS; BUBBLE DIAMETERS; BUBBLE SIZES; DIRECT OBSERVATIONS; FEED CHANNELS; GAS VELOCITIES; HOLLOW FIBERS; LIQUID VELOCITIES; LOW VELOCITIES; MEMBRANE AREAS; SINGLE PATHS; SINGLE SOURCES; SPACER; SPACER GEOMETRIES; SPACER-FILLED CHANNELS; SPACER-FILLED MEMBRANE CHANNELS; SPIRAL WOUND MODULE; TUBULAR MEMBRANES;

AIR; BIOFOULING; FLUID DYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; TWO PHASE FLOW;

VELOCITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; GAS; GEOMETRY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BUBBLES; FIBERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LITHOGRAPHY; MEMBRANES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

EID: 62849106327     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.040     Document Type: Article

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