CFD simulations of turbulent flow in baffle-filled membrane tubes

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Liu, Yuanfa ^a   He, Gaohong ^a   Liu, Xudong ^a   Xiao, Gongkui ^a   Li, Baojun ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Flux enhancement; Fouling; Turbulence promoter

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VELOCITIES; CAKE LAYERS; CALCIUM CARBONATES; CFD-SIMULATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSS-FLOW MICROFILTRATION; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; FINITE-VOLUME METHODS; FLOW DIRECTIONS; FLUID FLOWS; FLUX ENHANCEMENT; MEMBRANE TUBES; NUMERICAL COMPUTATIONS; SIMULATION RESULTS; TUBE WALLS; TURBULENCE PROMOTER; WALL SHEAR STRESS; WALL VELOCITIES;

CALCIUM; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MICROFILTRATION; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; POLARIZATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBULENT FLOW;

TURBULENCE;

EID: 67349268127     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2009.02.022     Document Type: Article

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