Design of a test loop for the evaluation of magnetic water treatment devices

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-114

  Busch, K W ^a   Busch, M A ^a   Darling, R E ^a   Maggard, S ^a   Kubala, S W ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analysis of variance; Calcium carbonate; Magnesium carbonate; Magnetism; Scaling salts

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STATISTICAL METHODS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; MAGNETIC WATER TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031139496     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/095758297528878     Document Type: Article

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