Laboratory studies on the clean bed headloss of filter media

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 137-145

  Chang, M ^a   Trussell, R R ^a   Guzman, V ^a   Martinez, J ^a   Delaney, C K ^a  

^a MWH AMERICAS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACITE; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GLASS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; PRESSURE DROP; SAND;

DARCY'S LAW; HEADLOSS;

WATER FILTRATION;

ANTHRACITE SAND; FILTER; HEAD LOSS;

EID: 0032809112     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2087.1999.00139.x     Document Type: Article

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