The influence of feed flow channel diameter on frictional pressure drop, membrane performance and process cost in full-scale tubular ceramic membranes

Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 174-180

  Krawczyk, H ^a   Jonsson A S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cake formation; Channel diameter; Cost estimate; Frictional pressure drop; Microfiltration; Tubular membrane

Indexed keywords

CAKE FORMATION; CHANNEL DIAMETERS; FRICTIONAL PRESSURE DROPS; HYDRODYNAMIC CONDITIONS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL (PEG); PRESSURE DROP CALCULATIONS; TUBULAR CERAMIC MEMBRANES; TUBULAR MEMBRANES;

CERAMIC MEMBRANES; CHANNEL FLOW; COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; FRICTION; MICROFILTRATION; PRESSURE DROP;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84892779710     PISSN: 02638762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2013.06.019     Document Type: Article

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