[HTML][HTML] Optimal design of spacers in reverse osmosis

AH Haidari, SGJ Heijman… - Separation and purification …, 2018 - Elsevier
Spiral-wound membrane (SWM) modules are the most common membrane configuration
utilized in reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration. The enhancement of SWM module …

Advancements in conventional and 3D printed feed spacers in membrane modules

X Qian, A Anvari, EMV Hoek, JR McCutcheon - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
Plate & frame and spiral-wound modules are used for gas separation, pervaporation,
reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, electro-dialysis, electro …

CFD study of the effect of perforated spacer on pressure loss and mass transfer in spacer-filled membrane channels

KY Toh, YY Liang, WJ Lau, DF Fletcher - Chemical Engineering Science, 2020 - Elsevier
One way to reduce pressure loss in spiral wound membrane modules is via creating holes
within the feed spacer matrix, leading to increased channel porosity and reduced flow …

Reduced-order modelling of concentration polarization with varying permeation: Analysis of electro-osmosis in membranes

FS Chan, CK Tan, P Ratnayake, MUM Junaidi… - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
Concentration polarization is a major challenge to water desalination process. It affects
membrane performances by reducing permeate flux and increasing the risk of fouling. One …

Sensitivity analysis and gradient-based optimisation of feed spacer shape in reverse osmosis membrane processes using discrete adjoint approach

Y Wang, W He, JD Müller - Desalination, 2019 - Elsevier
Spacers play a significant role in enhancing water permeation in membrane desalination
processes but also increase pressure drop and specific energy consumption for freshwater …

Implications of inhomogeneous distribution of concentration polarization for interpretation of pressure-driven membrane measurements

MF de Labastida, EEL Bernal, A Yaroshchuk - Journal of Membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
A number of CFD studies have demonstrated that there is a considerable inhomogeneity of
extent of Concentration Polarization (CP) over the membrane surface especially in spacer …

Development and evaluation of a novel feed spacer for forward osmosis membrane

HA Mahdieh, N Talebbeydokhti, SH Afzali… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces new feed spacer geometry for the forward osmosis (FO) membrane
modules in an attempt to achieve more water flux than conventional models. The geometry …

[PDF][PDF] 宽流道反渗透膜元件抗污染性能分析

吴降麟, 张朝晖, 王亮, 赵斌, 李腾飞, 陈萌萌 - 化工学报, 2019 - hgxb.cip.com.cn
以活性蓝MB-R 和硫酸钠模拟高盐染色废水, 分析了宽流道反渗透膜组件的抗污染性能,
对比研究了不同流道宽度和膜内隔网定向角度变化对于膜组件抗污染性能及运行能耗的影响 …

Rotating disk-like membrane cell for pressure-driven measurements with equally-accessible membrane surface: Numerical simulation and experimental validation

MF de Labastida, EE Licón, M Bondarenko… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work presents a new approach to correcting for concentration polarization (CP) in
pressure-driven membrane measurements. In the existing test cells (both cross-flow and …

Pulsating flow effects on hydrodynamics in a desalination membrane filled with spacers

AA Soares, J Silva, E Monteiro, A Rouboa - Desalination, 2017 - books.google.com
A previously developed and validated two-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
model to study the hydrodynamics in a desalination membrane filled with spacers in zig-zag …