CFD Simulation of Mass Transfer Phenomena in Spacer Filled Channel for Reverse Electrodyalisis Applications

CFD Simulation of Mass Transfer Phenomena in Spacer Filled Channels for Reverse Electrodialysis Applications Luigi Gurreri, Alessandro Tamburini*, Andrea Cipollina, Giorgio Micale, Michele Ciofalo Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Gestionale, Informatica, Meccanica Università degli Studi di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 6 90128 Palermo, Italy Dipartimento dell’ Energia, Ingegneria, dell'Informazione e Modelli Matematici Università di Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Edificio 6, 90128 Palermo, Italy alessandro.tamburini@unipa.it

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