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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 249, Issue 1-2, Pages 83-88Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2004.09.038
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gas separation; computational fluid dynamics; concentration polarization; membrane module
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Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was applied to modeling the H-2 selective extraction from an H-2/CO gas mixture using a ceramic membrane, e.g. porous glass membrane and porous silica membrane, in the steam reforming process. The calculated separation factor and flux as a function of permeability and flow rate were compared with the result from the conventional plug flow (PF) model calculation. The result of CFD modeling agreed well with that of the PF model when lower permeability was assumed (permeability of H-2 less than 10(-7) mol m(-2) s(-1) Pa-1), where ideal flow dynamics were achieved. However, the CFD simulation gave a lower separation factor and flux for H-2 than those by PFM for the condition where high H-2 recovery was expected (the permeability of H-2 is greater than 10(-6) mol m(-2) s(-1) Pa-1). This shows the importance of considering non-ideal fluid dynamics in the design of a membrane module. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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