Biofouling in spiral wound membrane systems: Three-dimensional CFD model based evaluation of experimental data

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 346, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-85

  Vrouwenvelder, J S ^a,b   Picioreanu, C ^b   Kruithof, J C ^a   van Loosdrecht, M C M ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D CFD model; Biofilm; Biofouling; Concentration polarization; Feed spacer channel pressure drop; Flux; Membrane; MRI; Nanofiltration; NF; NMR; Reverse osmosis; RO

Indexed keywords

3D CFD MODEL; CFD MODELS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FEED SPACER CHANNEL PRESSURE DROP; MRI;

BIOFILMS; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLARIZATION; PRESSURE DROP; RESONANCE; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SIMULATORS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE; NANOFILTRATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 71349083401     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.09.025     Document Type: Article

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