Study of cyclic operation of RO desalination process

Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 299-303

  Ali, M Al Haj ^a   Ajbar, A ^a   Ali, E ^a   Alhumaizi, K ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric forcing function; Cyclic operation; Reverse osmosis; Symmetric forcing function

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC OPERATION; FEED PRESSURE; FORCING AMPLITUDES; FORCING FUNCTION; OPERATING PRESSURE; PERMEATE FLOW RATES; POLARISATION; PRESSURE PULSE; PULSE WIDTH; RECTANGULAR PULSE; RO DESALINATION; SYMMETRIC FORCING FUNCTION; WATER DESALINATION;

DESALINATION; FLOW RATE; OSMOSIS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 79956341517     PISSN: 00084034     EISSN: 1939019X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cjce.20407     Document Type: Article

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