Research Article
A Finite-Difference Solution of Solute Transport through a Membrane Bioreactor
Table 2
Parameter values used to determine the concentration profile [
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| | Model parameter | Symbol | Unit | Basic measured value |
| | Membrane hydraulic permeability | | m/Pas | 3.82 10−11 | | Membrane inner radius | | m | 1.30 10−4 | | Effective membrane length | | m | 5.7 10−2 | | Lumen-side entrance axial velocity | | m s−1 | 1.67 10−3 | | Permeation velocity | | m s−1 | 1.91 10−7 | | Lumen-side inlet hydrostatic pressure | | Pa | 106 325 | | Shell-side hydrostatic pressure | | Pa | 101 325 | | Glucose diffusivity | | m2 s | 1.0 10−10 | | Solution density | | kg m−3 | 998.0 | | Solution viscosity | | Pas | 9.7 10−4 | | Glucose inlet concentration | | g dm−3 | 2.00 | | Kinetic constants | | s−1 | 0.10 |
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