Vortex generating mechanism study

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Tubular membranes are utilized regularly in many diverse applications including wastewater treatment, oil and gas, mining, forestry and industrial to separate wastewater from contaminants. This proposal will see the fluid dynamic specialists at the University of Waterloo ("Waterloo") partner with Swirltex Inc.. ("Swirltex"), a Canadian technology developer of the Swirltex tubular membrane. As a first phase, the UWaterloo team will initially investigate the Swirltex prior research program and conduct a thorough literature review of Swirltex technology and other related industrial processes. In the second phase, computational simulations (CFD) will be used to understand the flow through the tubular membrane and the important variables controlling performance. Then innovative strategies will be developed to improve performance using CFD and experimental measurements. Innovative simulation and measurement expertise existing within the fluid dynamics group at Waterloo will be utilized in this project in conjunction with the technical know-how and skill set of the Swirltex team to produce the next generation of Swirltex tubular membranes for industry.