Swirl technology: Enhancement of design, evaluation, and application

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 741-748

  Field, Richard ^a,b   O'Connor, Thomas P ^a,b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SEWERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW CONTROL; FLOW PATTERNS; STORMS; VORTEX FLOW; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT; FLOW REGULATION; POLLUTANT ANALYSES; SEWER OVERFLOWS; STORM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; SWIRL TECHNOLOGY;

FLOW OF FLUIDS;

EID: 0030216445     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1996)122:8(741)     Document Type: Article

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