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A Computer Program for Filter Media Design Optimization

Dharmanolla, Sailaja
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1184095014

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2007, Master of Science, University of Akron, Chemical Engineering.
In depth filtration, mixtures of nanofibers and microfibers provide efficient and effective filters for capture of micron and submicron sized particles. Experimental approaches are time consuming and expensive to design filters. There is a need for reliable computational models to analyze and evaluate the filter performance. The objective of this research is to present a computational approach for designing mixed fiber filter media for depth filtration. The goal is to find an optimum solution, given specified ranges for a set of design parameters: thickness of the media, diameter of microfiber, diameter of nanofiber, surface area ratio of nanofiber to microfiber, and mass of microfiber. The idea is to develop with a software tool that may reduce the number of experiments.This program applies a Genetic Algorithm to search for an optimum filter media design based on Quality Factor which quantifies the filter performance. A user friendly computer program is developed that provides inputs, outputs and controls to design a filter media. This program provides a starting point for design of filter media for particular applications.Experiments were performed to validate the modeling and experimental data for comparison. The results show about 25% error in quality factor between computer model and experiments. More experiments are needed in future work for model validation.
George Chase (Advisor)
85 p.
Engineering, Chemical
Filter Design Optimization

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  • Dharmanolla, S. (2007). A Computer Program for Filter Media Design Optimization [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1184095014

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Dharmanolla, Sailaja. A Computer Program for Filter Media Design Optimization. 2007. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1184095014.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Dharmanolla, Sailaja. "A Computer Program for Filter Media Design Optimization." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1184095014

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