Suspension separation with deterministic ratchets at moderate Reynolds numbers

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 73, Issue , 2012, Pages 314-320

  Lubbersen, Y S ^a,b   Schutyser, M A I ^b   Boom, R M ^b  

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

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Filtration; Fluid mechanics; Hydrodynamics; Laminar flow; Separation; Suspension

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS SEPARATION; CRITICAL PARTICLE SIZE; DETERMINISTIC RATCHETS; GAP WIDTHS; HYDRODYNAMIC REGIME; HYDRODYNAMICS (GENERAL); LIFT FORCE; POLYSTYRENE PARTICLE; SEPARATION EFFICIENCY; SUSPENSION CONCENTRATIONS;

DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; FLOW RATE; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; LAMINAR FLOW; POLYSTYRENES; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SEPARATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

FILTRATION;

EID: 84857417315     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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