CTE / Proceedings 2025 / The Influence of Chan’nel Curvature and Spacer Geometry on Flow Characteristics in Membrane Module Channels

The Influence of Chan’nel Curvature and Spacer Geometry on Flow Characteristics in Membrane Module Channels

DOI: https://doi.org/10.23939/cte2025.01.061
Computer Simulation in the Chemical Technology and Engineering
pp.
61-64
Abstract

The efficiency of membrane processes depends on the hydrodynamic conditions within the channels of membrane modules, particularly the channel curvature and spacer configuration. This study focuses on analyzing the influence of membrane module element curvature on hydrodynamic characteristics using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).

Keywords (in English)
spacer
membrane
reverse osmosis (RO)
FreeCad
CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics)
Author (co-authors)
First name Last name Institutional affiliation E-mail Phone number ORCID ID Academic status, position Institution address Author contribution(s) Institutional affiliation
Vitaliy
Yasenchuk
1vitaliy10@ukr.net
Building No. 1, 37, Peremohy Ave., Kyiv
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
National Technical University "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after I. Sikorsky"
Sergiy
Huliienko
sergiiguliienko@gmail.com
Building No. 1, 37, Peremohy Ave., Kyiv
Validation
National Technical University "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute named after I. Sikorsky"
References

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[2]     Huliienko, S., Korniyenko, Y., & Yasenchuk, V. (2024). Evaluation of the Influence of the Channel Curvature on the Flow Characteristics in the Channel of Spiral Wound Membrane Modules Using CFDOF. In Lecture notes on data engineering and communications technologies (pp. 441–453). DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-71801-4_32 

[3]     Park, C., & Kim, J. (2022). Performance of biofouling mitigating feed spacer by surface modification using quorum sensing inhibitor. Desalination, 538, 115904. DOI:10.1016/j.desal.2022.115904

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