Performance of hydrophilic glass fiber media to separate dispersed water drops from ultra low sulfur diesel supplemented by vibrations

Separation and Purification Technology

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 665-672

  Yang, Xi ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Chase, George G ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel; Filter media; Glass fibers; Hydrophilic; Vibration

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUELS; DROPS; EFFICIENCY; EMULSIFICATION; FIBERS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOCCULATION; GLASS FIBERS; HYDROPHILICITY; SEPARATION; SULFUR; WATER INJECTION;

DIESEL; FILTER MEDIA; HYDROPHILIC; INJECTION SYSTEMS; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL; VIBRATION; WATER REMOVAL EFFICIENCY;

WATER FILTRATION;

EID: 84960082548     PISSN: 13835866     EISSN: 18733794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.10.062     Document Type: Article

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