Experimental and CFD studies on the performance of microfiltration enhanced by a turbulence promoter

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 617-624

  Liu, Yuanfa ^a   He, Gaohong ^a   Ding, Luhui ^b   Dou, Hong ^a   Ju, Jia ^a   Li, Baojun ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TECHNOLOGIE DE COMPIÈGNE   (France)

Author keywords

computational fluid dynamics; flux enhancement; membrane fouling; turbulence promoter

Indexed keywords

CFD SIMULATIONS; CROSSFLOW MICROFILTRATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYSIS; ENHANCED FILTRATION; FEED CONCENTRATION; FLUX ENHANCEMENT; HELICAL SCREWS; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; INTRINSIC MECHANISMS; LOW ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; OPERATION CONDITIONS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PERMEATE FLUX; TUBE WALLS; TURBULENCE PROMOTERS; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; SCREWS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84865722324     PISSN: 10049541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(11)60226-7     Document Type: Article

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