A viscoelastic-based model for TFC membranes flux reduction during compaction

Desalination

Volumn 344, Issue , 2014, Pages 362-370

  Hussain, Yazan A ^a   Al Saleh, Mohammed H ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Active layer; Compaction; Thin film composite membrane; Viscoelastic model

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DEFORMATION; MODELS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; VISCOELASTICITY;

ACTIVE LAYER; COMPRESSIVE STRAIN; MEMBRANE COMPACTION; POWER LAW RELATION; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; VISCOELASTIC MODELING; VISCOELASTIC MODELS;

MEMBRANES;

COMPACTION; COMPOSITE; DEFORMATION; FILM; MEMBRANE; NUMERICAL MODEL; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 84899563793     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.04.010     Document Type: Article

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