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Computational fluid dynamics applied to membrane processes and MBR

Authors： YU Yan, FAN Yaobo,XU Guoliang, WANG Qi, YANG Wenjing

Units： Department of Water Pollution Control Technology，Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences，Chinese Academy of Sciences，Beijing 100085，China

KeyWords： computational fluid dynamics(CFD); membrane; membrane bioreactor(MBR)；

ClassificationCode：TQ028.8 X703

year,volume(issue):pagination： 2011,31(1):105-112

Abstract：

In this paper, the art computational fluid dynamics (CFD) are introduced. We review the state of the CFD methods applied to membranes processes, especially for MBR process, and give an expectation of it.

Funds：

国家高级技术研究发展计划（863）项目（2006AA06Z333）

AuthorIntro：

于艳（1984-），女，黑龙江省哈尔滨市人，硕士，主要从事MBR工艺优化及流体力学模拟研究，邮箱：yuyan_@126.com.

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