Predicting oxygen transfer and water flow rate in airlift aerators

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 18, 2002, Pages 4605-4615

  Burris, Vickie L ^a   McGinnis, Daniel F ^a   Little, John C ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bubble; Energy; Gas; Holdup; Hypolimnetic; Mass transfer; Model

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; WATER AERATION;

AIRLIFT AERATORS;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; WATER;

BUBBLE; FLOW ANALYSIS; MASS TRANSFER; OXYGEN;

AERATOR; AIRFLOW; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; FLOW RATE; FRICTION; GAS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; OXYGENATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; WATER FLOW;

EID: 0036843175     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00176-8     Document Type: Article

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