Visualization and modeling of the polarization layer in crossflow reverse osmosis in a slit-type channel

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 456, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-30

  Salcedo Diaz R ^a   Garcia Algado P ^a   Garcia Rodriguez M ^a   Fernandez Sempere J ^a   Ruiz Bevia F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

CFD modeling; Concentration polarization; Crossflow reverse osmosis; Digital Holographic Interferometry; Polarization layer evolution

Indexed keywords

CFD MODELING; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CROSS FLOWS; CROSSFLOW VELOCITIES; DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; INTERFERENCE FRINGE PATTERN; TRANSMEMBRANE PRESSURES;

EXPERIMENTS; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

POLARIZATION;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSFLOW REVERSE OSMOSIS; DIGITAL HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; FLOW RATE; INTERFEROMETRY; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

EID: 84893455321     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.019     Document Type: Article

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