A numerical model for estimating average light intensity in annular ultraviolet disinfection reactors

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 929-936

  Abu Ghararah, Ziad H ^a  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Modeling; Reactor; Ultraviolet; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AVERAGE LIGHT INTENSITY; BEER LAMBERT LAW; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; POINT SOURCES; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

NUMERICAL MODELS;

DISINFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DISINFECTION; MEASUREMENT; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030781458     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616612     Document Type: Article

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