CFD simulations of membrane filtration zone in a submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor using a porous media approach

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 363, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 57-66

  Wang, Yuan ^a   Brannock, Matthew ^a   Cox, Shane ^a   Leslie, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Hollow fibre; Hydrodynamics; Membrane bioreactors; Porous media

Indexed keywords

BIOKINETIC MODELS; CFD; CFD MODELLING; CFD MODELS; CFD SIMULATIONS; COMPLETELY-MIXED; COMPUTATION EFFORT; CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; DESIGN METHOD; EMPIRICAL CORRELATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; EXPERIMENTAL CALIBRATION; FLOW BEHAVIOURS; FLOW DIRECTION; FLUID VISCOSITY; HOLLOW FIBRE; HOLLOW-FIBRE MEMBRANE; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; HYDRODYNAMIC DESCRIPTION; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MACRO SCALE; MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; MEMBRANE FILTRATIONS; MESH RESOLUTION; MESH SIZE; MULTIPHASE MODEL; POROUS MEDIA; REACTOR DISCHARGES; SIEMENS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SUBMERGED MBR; TUBE BANKS;

BIOCONVERSION; BIOREACTORS; FIBERS; FLOW FIELDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; REACTION KINETICS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE REACTOR; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77956273348     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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