Mathematical and numerical models for membrane filtration processes

This project concerns the effects of membrane fouling on membrane filtration operations. The most significant modes of fouling (pore constriction, pore blocking, and cake formation) are considered, and two mathematical models for these effects are considered. A combined model is presented, along wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Grant, Jeremy
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/16499
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/16499
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fluid mechanics
Membrane
Filtration
Fouling
Mecànica de fluids
Classificació AMS::76 Fluid mechanics::76S05 Flows in porous media
filtration
seepage
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria mecànica::Mecànica de fluids
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Sumario:This project concerns the effects of membrane fouling on membrane filtration operations. The most significant modes of fouling (pore constriction, pore blocking, and cake formation) are considered, and two mathematical models for these effects are considered. A combined model is presented, along with simple numerical simulation results for a test case.. This project will focus on the study of mathematical and numerical methods to describe filtration processes through membranes for industrial applications such as in food or pharmaceutical industry.The aim of the project is to propose suitable models to describe correctly the physical processes taking place through the membranes and to perform simulations of simple significant test cases using finite elements