A review of computational fluid dynamics applications in pressure-driven membrane filtration

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 183-201

  Keir, Greg ^a,b   Jegatheesan, Veeriah ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CFD; Concentration polarisation; Mass transfer; Membrane filtration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899655188     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-013-9327-x     Document Type: Review

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