You are developing a porous membrane for use in a dialysis system. The membrane must be able to retain both protein and glucose on the inlet side and allow other, smaller molecules to flow through.
You have found that the membrane is 0.25 mm thick and contains long, rectangular pores with awidth of 0.1 microns. 57% of the 50 cm^2 membrane surface area iscovered with pores. At e s t fluid (viscosity = 1.5 cP, density= 1015 kg/m^3) is passed through the membrane. You can assume that the test fluid has a composition similar to that ofblood plasma.
An initial test is. run at physiological conditions, and you observethat the flow rate of fluid through the membrane is 500 cm^3/min. Given this data, what must the hydrodynamic pressure drop across the membrane in your test system be in pascals?
You are developing a porous membrane for use in a dialysis system. The membrane must be able to retain both protein and glucose on the inlet side and allow other, smaller molecules to flow through.
You have found that the membrane is 0.25 mm thick and contains long, rectangular pores with awidth of 0.1 microns. 57% of the 50 cm^2 membrane surface area iscovered with pores. At e s t fluid (viscosity = 1.5 cP, density= 1015 kg/m^3) is passed through the membrane. You can assume that the test fluid has a composition similar to that ofblood plasma.
An initial test is. run at physiological conditions, and you observethat the flow rate of fluid through the membrane is 500 cm^3/min. Given this data, what must the hydrodynamic pressure drop across the membrane in your test system be in pascals?
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