Boreside feed hollow fiber membrane device
US5282964A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D2319/04
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a bore-fed hollow fiber membrane device which possesses improved shellside countercurrent flow distribution. More specifically, the hollow fiber membrane bundle has a radial Peclet number of about 30 or lower which results in improved fluid recovery and productivity.
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