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. 2021 Feb 28;11(3):173. doi: 10.3390/membranes11030173
Roman and Greek Symbols (SI)
αi Constants
Aw Solvent permeability constant, [m2 s/Kg]
Bs Solute permeability constant, [m/s]
C Concentration, [Kg/m3]
Js Solute flux, [Kg/m2 s]
Jw Solvent flux, [m3/m2 s]
n Molar concentration, [Moles/m3]
u Feed velocity, [m/s]
dh Hydraulic diameter, [m]
Re Reynolds number
Sc Schmidt number
Sh Sherwood number
k Mass transfer coefficient, [m/s]
ΔP Applied pressure, [Kg/s2 m]
Q Feed flowrate, [m3/s]
R Universal gas constant, [Kg m2/s2 K]
S Membrane surface area, [m2]
t Time, [s]
T Temperature absolute, [K]
V Volume, [m3]
X Batch recovery rate
π Osmotic pressure, [Kg/s2 m]
ψ Osmotic pressure to solute concentration ratio, [m2/s2]
ΔL Head loss, [Kg/s2 m]
Subscripts
f Feed
f0 Feed at time = 0
p Permeate
pav Produced average permeate
r Recycled
m Membrane wall