Using the feed spacer geometry of a commercially available spiral-wound reverse osmosis cartridge, we used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to assess what change in the surface shear stress and concentration could be effected by the incorporation of a dynamic element that is excited by flow-induced vibration. We found that a cantilevered ribbon with a fluttering motion, prescribed a priori, caused a marked, oscillatory increase in the salt concentration and surface shear stress in our quadi-steady analysis.
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Speaker
- Kevin Farrell
Company
- Heat Transfer Research, Inc.
Event
- AMTA Annual Meeting, Austin, TX
Session
- Pre-Conference Workshop - AMTA/SCMA Membranes for Water Treatment: Federal and State Research Advancements
Date
- 07/13/09
Media
Keywords
- reverse osmosis (RO) membrane separation, scaling and fouling
Reference
- 9646-DP378