| Abstract: | Abstract A new approach to correlating crossflow microfiltration (CFMF) data based on dimensional analysis is presented. The steady state flux was assumed to be a function of the trans‐membrane pressure (ΔP), the crossflow velocity (u), the particle concentration (c), filtrate viscosity (μ), and membrane resistance (R m). Correlations of the form J/u=K(ΔP/cu 2) a (ΔP/μuR m) b were tested on three sets of published data: one for CFMF of dried yeast suspensions in a laminar flow hollow fiber module, one for dried yeast suspensions in a turbulent flow tubular module and one for suspensions of latex particles in a laminar flow flat sheet module. The R 2 values for the fits of the correlations to the data were 0.98, 0.94, and 0.91 respectively. |
