Winter temperature gradients in circular clarifiers

Water Environment Research

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1274-1279

  Wells, Scott A ^a   LaLiberte, David M ^b  

^a Portland State University   (United States)

^b Montgomery Watson Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Clarifier; Convective cooling; Density currents; Heat loss; Overflow rate; Sedimentation; Suspended solids; Temperature

Indexed keywords

COOLING; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT LOSSES; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

SEASONAL VARIATIONS;

CLARIFIERS;

ARTICLE; COOLING; HEAT LOSS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION RATE; TANK; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; WINTER;

EID: 0032215484     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143098X123642     Document Type: Article

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