Effects of flow velocity and depth on the rates of reaeration and bod removal in a shallow open channel

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 57-67

  Leu, Horng Guang ^a   Ouyang, C F ^a   Pai, Tze Yi ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biofilms; BOD removal; Open channel; Reaeration; Resuspension; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOFILMS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; OPEN CHANNEL FLOW; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

REAERATION RATE COEFFICIENT; SHALLOW OPEN CHANNEL;

SEWAGE AERATION;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FLOW RATE; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030818828     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00151-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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