Designing Better Hollow Fibre Contactors

by S. R. Wickramasinghe, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States,
M. J. Semmens, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States,
E. L. Cussler, Univ of Minnesota, Minneapolis, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Water Quality Issues at Fossil Fuel Plants

Abstract:

In this paper we calculate optimum hollow fibre module designs for gas absorption by maximizing the mass transferred per unit cost. Two costs are considered; the membrane cost and the costs of pumping the two phases through the module. It is shown that an optimum fibre diameter exists which maximizes the mass transfer per unit cost. The theoretical predictions agree with the fibre diameters used commercially.

Subject Headings: Benefit cost ratios | Material mechanics | Mass transfer | Fibers | Absorption | Membranes | Fabrics

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