Numerical investigation of the performance and hydrodynamics of a rotating tubular membrane used for liquid-liquid separation

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 473, Issue , 2015, Pages 245-255

  Motin, Abdul ^a   Tarabara, Volodymyr V ^a   Bénard, André ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrifuge; Crossflow filtration; Dynamic membrane system; Membrane; Oil water separation

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGES; CERAMIC MEMBRANES; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; TWO PHASE FLOW; VELOCITY; WATER FILTRATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; CROSS FLOW FILTRATION; DYNAMIC MEMBRANES; LIQUID-LIQUID SEPARATION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; OIL WATER SEPARATION; SEPARATION PERFORMANCE; TUBULAR CERAMIC MEMBRANES;

SIZE SEPARATION;

ARTICLE; CERAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CROSSFLOW FILTRATION; FORCE; FOULING PREVENTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; ROTATING TUBULAR MEMBRANE; SHEAR STRESS; SIMULATION; VELOCITY;

EID: 84908138381     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.09.025     Document Type: Article

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