Fractionation and segregation of suspended particles using acoustic and flow fields

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 427-434

  Aboobaker, N ^a   Meegoda, J N ^b   Blackmore, D ^c  

^a New Jersey Department of Transportation   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustics; Mathematical models; Particles; Sediment; Standing waves

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC FIELDS; ACOUSTIC WAVES; FRACTIONATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TRAJECTORIES; TRANSDUCERS;

ACOUSTIC STANDING WAVES;

SEDIMENTS;

ACOUSTICS; FLOW FIELD; FRACTIONATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEGREGATION; STANDING WAVE;

EID: 0038293056     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2003)129:5(427)     Document Type: Article

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