CFD simulation of mass transfer phenomena in spacer filled channels for reverse electrodialysis applications

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 1879-1884

  Gurreri, Luigi ^a   Tamburini, Alessandro ^a   Cipollina, Andrea ^a   Micale, Giorgio ^a   Ciofalo, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODIALYSIS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; MASS TRANSFER; POLARIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL REQUIREMENTS; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; GEOMETRICAL CONFIGURATIONS; MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA; POLARIZATION PHENOMENA; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENT POWER; SPACER-FILLED CHANNELS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84879248442     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1332314     Document Type: Conference Paper

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