CFD analysis of the initial stages of particle deposition in spiral-wound membrane modules

Desalination

Volumn 287, Issue , 2012, Pages 200-208

  Li, Yu Ling ^a   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a   Chen, Yu Shao ^b   Hwang, Kuo Jen ^b  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; Curvature; Membrane module; Particle deposition; Spacer

Indexed keywords

BODY FORCES; CFD ANALYSIS; CURVATURE; EFFECT OF CURVATURE; FEED VELOCITY; FLUID DRAG; INITIAL STAGES; LIFT FORCE; MEMBRANE MODULE; MODULE DESIGN; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PARTICLE DEPOSITION; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE FOULING; PARTICLE TRANSPORT; PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; PERMEATION RATE; SPACER; SPACER-FILLED CHANNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

DEPOSITION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CURVATURE; DEPOSITION; DRAG; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARTICLE SETTLING; TWO PHASE FLOW;

EID: 84856564230     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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