Concentration Polarization in Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Effect of Membrane Splitting
Reverberi, A.P.
Fabiano, B.
Cerrato, C.
Dovì, V.G.
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Reverberi A., Fabiano B., Cerrato C., Dovì V., 2014, Concentration Polarization in Reverse Osmosis Membranes: Effect of Membrane Splitting, Chemical Engineering Transactions, 39, 763-768.
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Abstract

We propose a simulation study in order to evaluate the effects of concentration polarization damping by splitting a single spiral-wound membrane module in two units connected in series inside the same shell. The reverse osmosis process in each unit is described by the advection-diffusion equation in two dimensions which is solved by a finite difference technique. Several feed regimes and operating conditions are investigated and their influence on the permeate flow rate is assessed for a single and double cell assembly. Finally, optimal operating maps are traced for different configurations of feed flow rate and pressure.
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