Validation and analysis of forward osmosis CFD model in complex 3D geometries

Membranes

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 764-782

  Gruber, Mathias F ^a,b   Johnson, Carl J ^c   Tang, Chuyang ^d,e   Jensen, Mogens H ^f   Yde, Lars ^c   Helix Nielsen, Claus ^a,g  

^a AQUAPORIN A S   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c DHI   (Denmark)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^e NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); External concentration polarization; Forward osmosis; Internal concentration polarization; Model validation; Three dimensional simulations

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESALINATION; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; OSMOSIS; POLARIZATION; SEAWATER; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WAVE POWER;

ASYMMETRIC MEMBRANES; CFD MODELS; COMPLEX 3D GEOMETRY; COMPREHENSIVE MODEL; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FEED SOLUTION; FLOW CONDITION; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; MODEL VALIDATION; SEAWATER DESALINATION; SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; SEPARATION PROCESS; THREE DIMENSIONAL SIMULATIONS; WATER PERMEATION; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84871630110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20770375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/membranes2040764     Document Type: Article

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