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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2011
Fufang Zha, West Ryde, AU;
Gerin James, Hazelbrook, AU;
Joseph Edward Zuback, Camarillo, CA (US);
Peter Zauner, Faulconbridge, AU;
Roger William Phelps, Kings Langley, AU;
Fufang Zha, West Ryde, AU;
Gerin James, Hazelbrook, AU;
Joseph Edward Zuback, Camarillo, CA (US);
Peter Zauner, Faulconbridge, AU;
Roger William Phelps, Kings Langley, AU;
Siemens Industry, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A method of cleaning a membrane surface immersed in a liquid medium with a fluid flow, including the steps of providing a randomly generated intermittent or pulsed fluid flow along the membrane surface to dislodge fouling materials therefrom. A membrane module is also disclosed comprising a plurality of porous membranes () or a set of membrane modules () and a device () for providing a generally randomly generated, pulsed fluid flow such that, in use, said fluid flow moves past the surfaces of said membranes () to dislodge fouling materials therefrom.