Analysis of forward osmosis desalination via two-dimensional FEM model

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 464, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-172

  Sagiv, Abraham ^a   Zhu, Aihua ^b   Christofides, Panagiotis D ^b   Cohen, Yoram ^b   Semiat, Raphael ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration polarization; Desalination; FEM modeling; Forward osmosis; Mass transfer

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASS TRANSFER; OSMOSIS; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

COMPOSITE-CHANNEL STRUCTURES; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; FEM MODELING; FORWARD OSMOSIS; MASS TRANSFER EQUATIONS; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; TRANSPORT COEFFICIENT; TWO DIMENSIONAL FEM MODELS;

MEMBRANES;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; CELLULOSE TRIACETATE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; SALT FEED SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; DESALINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FORWARD OSMOSIS DESALINATION; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE SURFACE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; OSMOSIS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SOLUTE; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84899669044     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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