Review of modeling methodologies and state-of-the-art for osmotically assisted reverse osmosis membrane systems

YK Chong, M Li, DE Wiley, DF Fletcher, YY Liang - Desalination, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Osmotically assisted reverse osmosis (OARO) has been proposed as an innovative solution
to recover more water from hypersaline water, surpassing the traditional RO method which is …

Review of 3D CFD modeling of flow and mass transfer in narrow spacer-filled channels in membrane modules

GA Fimbres-Weihs, DE Wiley - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
The robustness, reliability and efficiency of modern numerical methods for obtaining
solutions to flow problems have given rise to the adoption of Computational Fluid Dynamics …

Computational fluid dynamics applied to membranes: State of the art and opportunities

R Ghidossi, D Veyret, P Moulin - Chemical Engineering and Processing …, 2006‏ - Elsevier
Membrane filtration has become firmly established as a primary technology for ensuring the
purity, safety and/or efficiency of the treatment of water or effluents. In this paper, we review …

3D CFD study of hydrodynamics and mass transfer phenomena for spiral wound membrane submerged-type feed spacer with different node geometries and sizes

YK Chong, YY Liang, WJ Lau, GAF Weihs - International Journal of Heat …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Modification of the spacer geometry is a promising approach to increase the efficiency of
reverse osmosis (RO) spiral wound membrane modules. Column nodes and spherical …

Computational fluid dynamics simulations of flow and concentration polarization in forward osmosis membrane systems

MF Gruber, CJ Johnson, CY Tang, MH Jensen… - Journal of membrane …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
Forward osmosis is an osmotically driven membrane separation process that relies on the
utilization of a large osmotic pressure differential generated across a semi-permeable …

Validation and characterisation of mass transfer of 3D-CFD model for twisted feed spacer

YK Chong, YY Liang, GAF Weihs - Desalination, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Abstract 3D-CFD simulations of a membrane channel with several variations of twisted feed
spacer geometry are performed for a Re h range of 50–200 using a fine meshing approach …

Review of analytical and numerical modeling for pressure retarded osmosis membrane systems

YY Liang - Desalination, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) has attracted attention owing
to its capability to harvest energy from salinity difference. However, more efforts for …

Computational fluid dynamics simulation of forward osmosis (FO) membrane systems: Methodology, state of art, challenges and opportunities

YY Liang, DF Fletcher - Desalination, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Forward osmosis (FO) has attracted wide research attention owing to its potential application
in seawater desalination. In the past decade, the research advancements in FO …

Numerical study of mass transfer in three-dimensional spacer-filled narrow channels with steady flow

GA Fimbres-Weihs, DE Wiley - Journal of Membrane Science, 2007‏ - Elsevier
A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model was used to simulate steady fluid flow with
mass transfer in three-dimensional narrow channels containing non-woven spacers with a …

Multi-objective optimization of solar Rankine cycles coupled with reverse osmosis desalination considering economic and life cycle environmental concerns

R Salcedo, E Antipova, D Boer, L Jiménez… - desalination, 2012‏ - Elsevier
This work examines the economic and environmental performance of seawater desalination
plants that integrate reverse osmosis, Rankine cycles and solar collectors. The design of …