Expansion of Granular Water Filters during Backwash

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 655-665

  Akkoyunlu, Atilla ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Backwashing; Expansion; Filter; Filtration; Fluidization; Natural filter media; Spherical particles

Indexed keywords

COAL; DIFFUSION; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAND;

BACKWASHING; GRANULAR WATER FILTERS;

WATER FILTRATION;

COAL; GROUND WATER;

FILTER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LABORATORY; LIQUID; MATERIAL STATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PREDICTION;

EID: 0344011661     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109287503770736168     Document Type: Article

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