Ultrasonic visualization of sub-critical flux fouling in the double-end submerged hollow fiber membrane module

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 444, Issue , 2013, Pages 394-401

  Li, Xianhui ^a   Li, Jianxin ^a   Wang, Jie ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   He, Benqiao ^a   Zhang, Hongwei ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Double end submerged hollow fiber membrane module; Membrane fouling; Sub critical flux; Ultrasonic time domain reflectometry (UTDR)

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; OPERATING CONDITION; POLYETHERSULFONE HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; SUB-CRITICAL FLUX FOULING; SUB-CRITICAL FLUXES; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANES; ULTRASONIC TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY (UTDR);

MEMBRANE FOULING; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS;

FIBERS;

POLYETHERSULFONE;

ACOUSTICS; ARTICLE; BIOFOULING; FILTRATION; HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLECTOMETRY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SUB CRITICAL FLUX FOULING; SUBMERGED HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE; SUSPENSION; TRANSDUCER; ULTRASONIC TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 84879423641     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.05.052     Document Type: Article

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