Abstract
A mathematical model of cake formation in deadend outside-in hollow fiber filters accounting for nonuniform cake deposition throughout the filter is developed. The model is used to study two possible mechanisms of cake growth: conventional (convective) and adsorption-peptization. The system of equations describing the cake formation is numerically solved with the generalized Crank-Nicholson finite-difference scheme. Comparison of the numerical solutions with experimental data shows that the cake formation in deadend out-side-in hollow fiber filters is governed by the adsorption-peptization mechanism.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 471-477 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Theoretical Foundations of Chemical Engineering |
Volume | 39 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2005 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Chemical Engineering