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Corrugated membranes are used in desalination modules to improve membrane performance. In this study, in order to gain a deeper insight into the separation performance of these corrugated membranes, a computational fluid dynamics simulation was carried out for a proposed three-dimensional desalination modules containing triangular and square ribs attached to the membrane surface.

von Willebrand Factor (VWF) is a large multimeric protein which is very important for the hemostasis of bleeding blood vessels. Critical steps in the process are the accumulation and aggregation of platelets at the damaged vessel wall, forming hemostatic plugs. Near injury sites, hydrodynamic force in the bloodstream elongates VWF with a sharp increase, exposing binding sites for platelets and collagen.

Themochemmical energy storage (TCES) compared to other energy storage solution is more suitable due to possibility of storage at higher density and even higher temperatures. Thermal energy is stored/released using a reversible endothermic/exothermic reaction. For large-scale high temperature heat storage, TCES in nearly the only solution compared to the sensible or latent heat storage. However, high temperature TCES is at research stage and has not been commercialized yet.

Computational fluid dynamics simulations are conducted for multicomponent fluid flows over banks of hollow fiber membranes. The hollow fiber membrane systems is considered here for gas separation applications. Separation of carbon dioxide (CO2) from methane (CH4) is studied using hollow fiber membranes packed in different arrangements. The membrane surface is considered as a functional surface where the mass flux and concentration of each species are coupled and are determined as a function of the local partial pressures, the permeability, and the selectivity of the membrane.

Computational fluid dynamics simulations were conducted to study the performance of a Francis turbine operating at various flow rates spanning from ultra-low to excessive load. Francis turbine used in this study is rated at an industrial size of 1MW. High-fidelity large eddy simulations (LES) were utilized to characterize the cavitating turbulent flow structures inside the turbine unit. The axial, peripheral, and tangential water injections from the runner crown center and draft tube wall are considered to stabilize the turbine operation.