Membrane thickness has significant effect on permeability of membrane.In this work the membrane thickness gradient of isoflux ceramic membrane was calculated with the Navier-Stokes and Darcy equations,which governed t...Membrane thickness has significant effect on permeability of membrane.In this work the membrane thickness gradient of isoflux ceramic membrane was calculated with the Navier-Stokes and Darcy equations,which governed the bulk flow and the flow through the membrane,respectively.The specific resistance of porous medium was calculated by Konzey-Carmen equation.The results showed that the membrane thickness was approximately linear to the distance in axial direction.The cross-flow velocity had a significant influence on the membrane thickness gradient along the axial direction,so it is necessary to choose different membrane thickness gradient along the axial direction to obtain uniform trans-membrane pressure at different cross-flow velocity.The effects of pressure and temperature were relatively insignificant.The result of this study may provide guidance on membrane preparation and application.展开更多
This paper investigates the combined effect of radial magnetic field and viscous dissipation on entropy generation in horizontal co-axial cylinders of generalized Couette flow.The analytical solutions for velocity and...This paper investigates the combined effect of radial magnetic field and viscous dissipation on entropy generation in horizontal co-axial cylinders of generalized Couette flow.The analytical solutions for velocity and temperature profiles are obtained and utilized to compute the entropy generation,Bejan number as well as the average entropy generation number.The effect of relevant parameters on temperature field,velocity field,entropy generation,average entropy and Bejan number are portrayed graphically and discussed.We isoflux heating near the inner surface of the fixed outer cylinder with higher dominance in the case of isoflux heating.The reverse is seen on the moving inner cylinder.展开更多
文摘Membrane thickness has significant effect on permeability of membrane.In this work the membrane thickness gradient of isoflux ceramic membrane was calculated with the Navier-Stokes and Darcy equations,which governed the bulk flow and the flow through the membrane,respectively.The specific resistance of porous medium was calculated by Konzey-Carmen equation.The results showed that the membrane thickness was approximately linear to the distance in axial direction.The cross-flow velocity had a significant influence on the membrane thickness gradient along the axial direction,so it is necessary to choose different membrane thickness gradient along the axial direction to obtain uniform trans-membrane pressure at different cross-flow velocity.The effects of pressure and temperature were relatively insignificant.The result of this study may provide guidance on membrane preparation and application.
文摘This paper investigates the combined effect of radial magnetic field and viscous dissipation on entropy generation in horizontal co-axial cylinders of generalized Couette flow.The analytical solutions for velocity and temperature profiles are obtained and utilized to compute the entropy generation,Bejan number as well as the average entropy generation number.The effect of relevant parameters on temperature field,velocity field,entropy generation,average entropy and Bejan number are portrayed graphically and discussed.We isoflux heating near the inner surface of the fixed outer cylinder with higher dominance in the case of isoflux heating.The reverse is seen on the moving inner cylinder.