Hydrodynamic study of a novel membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR): Tracer experiments and CFD simulation

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 138, Issue , 2015, Pages 324-332

  Plascencia Jatomea, R ^a   Almazan Ruiz F J ^a   Gomez J ^a   Rivero, E P ^b   Monroy, O ^a   Gonzalez I ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

CFD; Diffusion convection equations; MABR; MCM; Navier Stokes equations; RTD

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATION THEORY; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FLOW PATTERNS; FLOW VELOCITY; FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; POLLUTION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; DIFFUSION-CONVECTION EQUATIONS; MABR; MASS TRANSFER PHENOMENA; MEMBRANE AERATED BIOFILM REACTORS (MABR); QUADRATIC ERROR FUNCTION; RTD; TANKS-IN-SERIES MODEL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 84941029063     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2015.08.004     Document Type: Article

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