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AssigneeRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
InventorsGeorges Belfort, Joel L. Plawsky, Corey Christopher Woodcock, Mirco Sorci, Dustin J. Andersen
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A method of assessing a membrane includes calculating fluid dynamic characteristics of at least one of a membrane and a material to be passed through the membrane, the membrane includes a plurality of rows and a plurality of teardrop structures arranged in the plurality of rows, the material includes particles; obtaining characteristic of at least one force acting on the particles of the material to be passed through the membrane due to the interaction between the particles and the membrane, the at least one force being an intermolecular force; and combining the calculated fluid dynamic characteristic and the obtained characteristics to assess the flow of the material through the membrane. In some embodiments, the teardrop structures in each row are arranged at substantially the same angle with respect to an anticipated direction of flow through the membrane.
A method of assessing a membrane, the method comprising:
A microporous membrane, comprising a plurality of rows and a plurality of structures having a uniform shape arranged in the plurality of rows, the microporous membrane having an anticipated direction of flow through the membrane from an inlet end of the membrane toward an outlet end of the membrane, wherein the structures in each row are arranged at the same angle with respect to the anticipated direction of flow through the membrane, the structures in each row being arranged to have the same orientation toward the outlet end of the membrane.
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