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The MBR Book: Principles and Applications of Membrane

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Nomenclature<br />

� Separation (m)<br />

� Temperature correction constant<br />

� Viscosity (Pa/s)<br />

� Resistance per cake depth (1/m)<br />

� <strong>Membrane</strong> geometry constant<br />

� <strong>Membrane</strong> packing density (m2 /m3 )<br />

�m Maximum specific growth rate (g VSS/(g VSS/day))<br />

�P Pressure drop (Pa)<br />

�Ph Hydrostatic pressure (kPa)<br />

�Pm Transmembrane pressure or TMP (bar)<br />

a Gas-liquid or water-air interface surface area per unit volume (1/m)<br />

Af <strong>Membrane</strong> filament area (m2 )<br />

Am <strong>Membrane</strong> area (m2 )<br />

At Cross-sectional area <strong>of</strong> tube (m)<br />

Ax <strong>Membrane</strong> open cross sectional area (m2 )<br />

Ax,filament <strong>Membrane</strong> filament open cross sectional area, HF (m2 )<br />

Ax,panel <strong>Membrane</strong> panel open cross sectional area, FS (m2 )<br />

C Dissolved oxygen concentration (kg/m3 )<br />

C* Saturated oxygen concentration (kg/m3 )<br />

c c<br />

Cleaning reagent concentration (kg/m 3 )<br />

d Diameter (m)<br />

E Process efficiency<br />

F <strong>Membrane</strong> replacement (years)<br />

f d<br />

Fraction <strong>of</strong> the biomass that remains as cell debris (g VSS/g BOD)<br />

g acceleration due to gravity (9.81 m/s2 )<br />

H Pump head (m <strong>of</strong> water)<br />

J Flux (LMH)<br />

J� Temperature pressure corrected flux (LMH)<br />

Jb Backflush flux (LMH)<br />

Jc Critical flux (LMH)<br />

Cleaning flux (chemically enhanced backflush (LMH))<br />

JCIP (CEB)<br />

Jnet Net flux (LMH)<br />

K Permeability (LMH/bar)<br />

k Maximum specific substrate utilisation rate (1/d)

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