The effect of surges on the performance of rapid gravity filtration

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 75-81

  Glasgow, Graeme D E ^a   Wheatley, Andrew D ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cryptosporidium; Flow rate fluctuations; Head loss; Rapid gravity filters; Rate changes; Removal efficiency; Surges; Surging; Viruses

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; PERFORMANCE; POTABLE WATER; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROTOZOA;

CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; FLOW RATE FLUCTUATIONS; RAPID GRAVITY FILTERS; SURGES;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

DRINKING WATER;

EFFICIENCY; GRAVITY FILTER; WATER TREATMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GRAVITY; PERFORMANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0031954072     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00012-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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