CFD analysis of fluid flow through a spacer-filled disk-type membrane module

Desalination

Volumn 283, Issue , 2011, Pages 140-147

  Li, Yu Ling ^a   Lin, Po Ju ^b   Tung, Kuo Lun ^a  

^a CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN TEXTILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

CFD; Membrane bioreactor; Membrane module; Spacer filled disk; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MEMBRANES; PERMEATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE MODULE; MODULE PERFORMANCE; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PERMEATION RATE; SPACER THICKNESS; SPACER-FILLED DISK; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; GEOMETRY; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

EID: 84856566139     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.03.091     Document Type: Article

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