Computational Analysis of Displacement of Particles with Given Size on the Nonstationary Bulging Membrane as a Theoretical Model of Membrane Fouling

• Authors: Jakub M. Gac , Leon Gradoń
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A simple model of behaviour of a single particle on the bulging membrane was presented. As a result of numerical solution of a motion equation the influence of the amplitude and frequency of bulging as well as the particle size on particle behaviour, especially its downstream velocity was investigated. It was found that the bulging of a membrane may increase the mean velocity of a particle or reinforce its diffusive behaviour, dependeing on the permeation velocity. The obtained results may help to design new production methods of highly fouling-resistant membranes.

Keywords

EN

membrane; fouling; membrane cleaning; numerical modelling

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Chemical and Process Engineering
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 109-119

Dates

published

1 - 03 - 2013

online

02 - 04 - 2013

Contributors

author

Jakub M. Gac

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, ul. Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warszawa, Poland

author

Leon Gradoń

• Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, ul. Waryńskiego 1, 00-645 Warszawa, Poland

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/cpe-2013-0010