The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015.
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| author | McConnon, Dillon James |
| author2 | Lallit Anand. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/987772019-04-11T14:27:02Z The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes McConnon, Dillon James Lallit Anand. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2015. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 59-60). A stirred-cell reverse osmosis setup was used to demonstrate that a seawater reverse osmosis membrane can maintain excellent rejection at pressures as high as 172 bar. However, it was also demonstrated that there was a significant drop in permeability at high pressures - likely due to membrane compaction. A simple visco-elastic model was shown to be able to model the overall shape of the permeability curve in time. However, this model does not match the data well when pressure is removed and then reapplied. From the perspective of membrane performance, RO is feasible at high pressures but distinct challenges are presented by reduced permeability and increased variability in flux. by Dillon James McConnon. S.B. 2015-09-17T19:11:21Z 2015-09-17T19:11:21Z 2015 2015 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98777 920922088 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 60 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Mechanical Engineering. McConnon, Dillon James The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| title | The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| title_full | The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| title_fullStr | The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| title_short | The effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| title_sort | effect of very high hydraulic pressure on the permeability and salt rejection of reverse osmosis membranes |
| topic | Mechanical Engineering. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/98777 |
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