| dc.description.abstract | This work presents a way of simulating the operation of an anion exchange
membrane module. A CFD simulation of this module was made in OpenFOAM
software. The membrane module contains an ion exchange membrane and is
used for separation of organic acids. It consists of an dilute and a concentrate
compartments, separated by the mentioned membrane. In the model, only
acetic acid was taken into account. A movement of acetic acid ions from the
dilute compartment, trough the membrane and to the concentrate compartment
under the eect of an electric eld was assumed. Electrochemical reactions
were not taken into account. First, a mesh describing the membrane module
geometry is build. Two meshes have been built, a simplied one and a more
detailed one. Then, pre-process utilities that have been used in this work are
explained followed by boundary conditions. After that, the solver of this model
is explained along with post-processing tools. The results present a simple,
functioning membrane module model. Lastly, a number of future development
possibilities are discussed. | |
