Simulating the effect of blanket characteristics on the floc blanket clarification process

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 77-84

  Head, Richard ^a   Hart, Jem ^b   Graham, Nigel ^c  

^a Water Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b Linhoff March Limited   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floc blanket clarification; Hindered settling; Mathematical modelling; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

FLOC BLANKET CLARIFICATION;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CLARIFICATION;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0030832882     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(97)00422-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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