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Currently, ceramic membrane technology has been employed in the wastewater treatment, due to its high benefit\u2013cost ratio. In this sense, this work aims to study the oil\u2013water mixture separation process using a new configuration of tubular ceramic membrane module by computational fluid dynamic (ANSYS Fluent software). The proposed model is composed of mass and linear momentum conservation equations coupled to Darcy\u2019s law and SST k-\u03c9 turbulence model. Results of the volumetric fraction, pressure, and velocity distribution of the oil and water phases are presented and discussed. The results indicated that the proposed model and new device both have great potential to be used on the water\/oil separation process and that the transmembrane pressure remains constant in the axial direction and decreases radially through the membranes, indicating an efficient system that favors the transport of clean water and oil retention.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/membranes10120403","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,7]],"date-time":"2020-12-07T12:24:39Z","timestamp":1607343879000},"page":"403","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["A New Design of Tubular Ceramic Membrane Module for Oily Water Treatment: Multiphase Flow Behavior and Performance Evaluation"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Guilherme L.","family":"Oliveira Neto","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Piau\u00ed, Floriano 64808-475, Piau\u00ed, Brazil"}]},{"given":"N\u00edvea G. 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