Computational fluid dynamics modeling and experimental studies of oil-in-water emulsion microfiltration in a flat sheet membrane using Eulerian approach

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 472, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Lotfiyan, Hamid ^a   Zokaee Ashtiani, Farzin ^a   Fouladitajar, Amir ^a   Armand, Seyed Borhan ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

CFD; Concentration polarization; Eulerian model; Oil in water emulsion

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; EULERIAN APPROACH; EULERIAN MODELS; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANES; OIL-IN-WATER EMULSIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

WATER OIL CREAM;

ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EULERIAN MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLAT SHEET MEMBRANE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CHANNEL; MEMBRANE MODEL; MICROFILTRATION; POLARIZATION; POROSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; VELOCITY; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84908452344     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.08.036     Document Type: Article

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