Calculation of ultraviolet fluence rate distributions in an annular reactor: Significance of refraction and reflection

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 3315-3324

  Bolton, James R ^a,b  

^a Calgon Carbon Corporation   (United States)

^b Bolton Photosciences Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Reactor model; Ultraviolet disinfection; UV dose; UV fluence rate

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DISINFECTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POTABLE WATER; REFLECTION; REFRACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANNULAR REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET FLUENCE RATE DISTRIBUTION;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034285029     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(00)00087-7     Document Type: Article

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