Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives
Membrane-based gas separation (GS) has emerged as a competitive separation technology for industrial gas separation applications due to its simpler operation and cost-effective approach. This paper reviews the computational parameters and boundary conditions involved in model simulations, including...
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| description | Membrane-based gas separation (GS) has emerged as a competitive separation technology for industrial gas separation applications due to its simpler operation and cost-effective approach. This paper reviews the computational parameters and boundary conditions involved in model simulations, including the general assumptions made for the gas separation process. The transport mechanisms used for dense and porous gas separation membranes are discussed, followed by verification studies of CFD models. The impacts of different operation parameters, such as the temperature, pressure ratio, variation in hydrodynamics, and membrane selectivity, on membrane performance are evaluated in terms of gas permeation flux and concentration polarisation (CP). This review also describes the effect of obstacles (feed spacers) and various unsteady flow approaches for improving performance. Finally, challenges and future perspectives in CFD simulation involving membrane gas separation are provided. |
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| spelling | ump-370672023-02-21T02:55:07Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37067/ Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives Foo, Kathleen Liang, Y. Y. Goh, P. S. Fletcher, D. F. TP Chemical technology Membrane-based gas separation (GS) has emerged as a competitive separation technology for industrial gas separation applications due to its simpler operation and cost-effective approach. This paper reviews the computational parameters and boundary conditions involved in model simulations, including the general assumptions made for the gas separation process. The transport mechanisms used for dense and porous gas separation membranes are discussed, followed by verification studies of CFD models. The impacts of different operation parameters, such as the temperature, pressure ratio, variation in hydrodynamics, and membrane selectivity, on membrane performance are evaluated in terms of gas permeation flux and concentration polarisation (CP). This review also describes the effect of obstacles (feed spacers) and various unsteady flow approaches for improving performance. Finally, challenges and future perspectives in CFD simulation involving membrane gas separation are provided. Elsevier Ltd 2023 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37067/1/Computational%20fluid%20dynamics%20simulations%20of%20membrane%20gas%20separation.pdf pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37067/2/Computational%20fluid%20dynamics%20simulations%20of%20membrane%20gas%20separation_FULL.pdf Foo, Kathleen and Liang, Y. Y. and Goh, P. S. and Fletcher, D. F. (2023) Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives. Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 191. pp. 127-140. ISSN 0263-8762. (Published) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.01.024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2023.01.024 |
| spellingShingle | TP Chemical technology Foo, Kathleen Liang, Y. Y. Goh, P. S. Fletcher, D. F. Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| title | Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| title_full | Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| title_short | Computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: Overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| title_sort | computational fluid dynamics simulations of membrane gas separation: overview, challenges and future perspectives |
| topic | TP Chemical technology |
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