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Evolution of Particle Deposits at Communicating Membrane Pores during Crossflow Filtration

Bräsel, Berinike ; Yoo, Sang-Whon ; Huber, Sabrina ; Wessling, Matthias ; Linkhorst, John (2023)
Evolution of Particle Deposits at Communicating Membrane Pores during Crossflow Filtration.
In: Journal of Membrane Science, 686
doi: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121977
Article, Bibliographie

Abstract

Understanding the influence of operating conditions on fouling is a great challenge in crossflow membrane filtration since it is determined by a complex interplay between the shear force of the crossflow and the drag toward the membrane arising from the applied trans-membrane pressure. This study uses a coupled CFD-DEM approach to simulate the motion and deposition behavior of monodisperse spherical particles within a membrane-mimicking geometry. Trans-membrane pressure and crossflow velocity are varied to reveal their respective influence on different aspects of fouling at a pore scale. A visual analysis of the simulation results demonstrates distinct behavior regarding the initial deposition of particles and the resulting filter cake morphology, which can be attributed to defined phenomena. Additionally, quantitative data reveals that the dynamic fouling behavior is dominated by the applied crossflow velocity, while the resistance to the removal of particles by crossflow and the level of flux decline is mainly influenced by the trans-membrane pressure. This study links visual pore-scale phenomena to macroscopic filtration quantities, not only underlining the importance of pore-scale investigations but also narrowing the gap between pore-scale events and the filtration process.

Item Type: Article
Erschienen: 2023
Creators: Bräsel, Berinike ; Yoo, Sang-Whon ; Huber, Sabrina ; Wessling, Matthias ; Linkhorst, John
Type of entry: Bibliographie
Title: Evolution of Particle Deposits at Communicating Membrane Pores during Crossflow Filtration
Language: English
Date: November 2023
Publisher: Elsevier
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Membrane Science
Volume of the journal: 686
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121977
Abstract:

Understanding the influence of operating conditions on fouling is a great challenge in crossflow membrane filtration since it is determined by a complex interplay between the shear force of the crossflow and the drag toward the membrane arising from the applied trans-membrane pressure. This study uses a coupled CFD-DEM approach to simulate the motion and deposition behavior of monodisperse spherical particles within a membrane-mimicking geometry. Trans-membrane pressure and crossflow velocity are varied to reveal their respective influence on different aspects of fouling at a pore scale. A visual analysis of the simulation results demonstrates distinct behavior regarding the initial deposition of particles and the resulting filter cake morphology, which can be attributed to defined phenomena. Additionally, quantitative data reveals that the dynamic fouling behavior is dominated by the applied crossflow velocity, while the resistance to the removal of particles by crossflow and the level of flux decline is mainly influenced by the trans-membrane pressure. This study links visual pore-scale phenomena to macroscopic filtration quantities, not only underlining the importance of pore-scale investigations but also narrowing the gap between pore-scale events and the filtration process.

Uncontrolled Keywords: Cake morphology, CFD-DEM, Crossflow, Fouling, Membrane filtration, Pore scale
Divisions: 16 Department of Mechanical Engineering
16 Department of Mechanical Engineering > Chair for Process Engineering of Electrochemical Systems
Date Deposited: 13 Sep 2023 11:13
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2023 11:13
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