Concentration polarization model of spiral-wound membrane modules with application to batch-mode RO desalination of brackish water

Desalination

Volumn 368, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-47

  Qiu, T Y ^a   Davies, P A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Batch mode reverse osmosis (batch RO); Concentration polarization (CP); High recovery; Mass transfer; Solar; Spiral wound membrane (SWM)

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; POLARIZATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BATCH MODES; CONCENTRATION POLARIZATION; CORRELATION PARAMETERS; MASS TRANSFER MODELING; NEW GENETIC ALGORITHMS; OPERATING PARAMETERS; SOLAR; SPIRAL WOUND MEMBRANES;

MASS TRANSFER;

EID: 84933578516     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2014.12.048     Document Type: Article

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