Model and analysis of belt drainage thickening

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 807-815

  Severin, Blaine F ^a,b,c   Jeffrey, P E ^a,b   Kirn, Byung J ^a,b  

^a MBI International   (United States)

^b Michigan State Police   (United States)

^c U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILTER CAKE; MODEL; SLUDGE;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); PONDING; PRESSURE; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

BELT DRAINAGE THICKENING; CAKE RESISTANCE; FILTER RESISTANCE;

DRAINAGE;

GRAVITY DRAINAGE; SLUDGE; THICKENING; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032734589     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:9(807)     Document Type: Article

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