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WATER RESEARCH
卷 229, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119384
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Ultrafiltration; Membrane; MRI velocity imaging; Cleaning strategies; Drinking water
This study used non-invasive low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology to monitor the changes in fiber-by-fiber hydrodynamics caused by fouling in a multi-fiber hollow fiber membrane module. It was shown that fouling evolution in these modules exhibited distinct trends in fiber-by-fiber volumetric flow, with increasing fouling leading to a decrease in the number of flow active fibers. The study also revealed a fouling memory-like effect, with residual fouling occurring preferentially at the outer edge of the fiber bundle during repeated fouling-cleaning cycles. MRI velocity imaging was found to be able to quantitatively monitor these effects, which are important for testing cleaning protocols and the long term operation of membrane modules.
In this study non-invasive low field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology was used to monitor fouling induced changes in fiber-by-fiber hydrodynamics inside a multi-fiber hollow fiber membrane module containing 401 fibers. Using structural and velocity images the fouling evolution of these membrane modules were shown to exhibit distinct trends in fiber-by-fiber volumetric flow, with increasing fouling causing a decrease in the number of flow active fibers. This study shows that the fouling rate is not evenly distributed over the parallel fibers, which results in a broadening of the fiber to fiber flowrate distribution. During cleaning, this distribution is initially broadened further, as relatively clean fibers are cleaned more rapidly compared to clogged fibers. By tracking the volumetric flow rate of individual fibers inside the modules during the fouling-cleaning cycle it was possible to observe a fouling memory-like effect with residual fouling occurring preferentially at the outer edge of the fiber bundle during repeated fouling-cleaning cycle. These results demonstrate the ability of MRI velocity imaging to quantitatively monitor these effects which are important when testing the effectiveness of cleaning protocols due to the long term effect that residual fouling and memory-like effect may have on the operation of membrane modules.
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