Numerical modeling of flow and disinfection in UV disinfection channels

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-26

  Lyn, D A ^a   Chiu, K ^a,b   Blatchley, E R ^a,b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Trojan Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION CHANNELS;

CHANNEL FLOW; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; TURBULENCE; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS; WAKES;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISINFECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; TURBULENT FLOW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0032931543     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(1999)125:1(17)     Document Type: Article

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