The power law in particle size analysis for aquacultural facilities

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 259-273

  Patterson, Richard N ^a   Watts, K Christopher ^a   Timmons, Michael B ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Particle size distribution; Power law; Recirculating aquaculture; Suspended solids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032918273     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8609(98)00054-5     Document Type: Article

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