Critique of jar testing for the design of coagulation-flocculation systems

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 51-64

  Szpak, Joseph P ^a   Woods, Donald R ^a   Bouchard, Kyle ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clay; Floc agglomeration and breakup; Flocculation velocity gradient; Jar shape; Jar test; Kinetic model of flocculation; Paddle geometry; Statistical design

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344697071     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.1996.004     Document Type: Article

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