Spacer vibration for fouling control of submerged flat sheet membranes

• Main Authors: Wu, Bing, Zhang, Yanjun, Mao, Ziming, Tan, Wen See, Tan, Yong Zen, Chew, Jia Wei, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Fane, Anthony Gordon
• Other Authors: Interdisciplinary Graduate School (IGS)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Environmental engineering; 3-D Printing; Fluid Dynamics Simulations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/151265
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this study, a novel turbulence promoter based on vibrating spacers was investigated to control fouling in a submerged flat sheet membrane filtration system. The impacts of spacer types (1-D, 2-D, and 3-D), parallel distance of spacers to the membrane, vibration frequency and amplitude, and interm...