Prediction of filter expansion during backwashing

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 4, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 131-138

  Akgiray, O ^a   Soyer, E ^b   Yuksel E ^b  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Backwash hydraulics; Filter backwash; Filter media; Filtration; Fluidization; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

FLUIDIZATION; GLASS; PLASTICS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICA SAND; WASHING;

BACKWASHING; ERGUN EQUATIONS; FILTER EXPANSION; GLASS SPHERES;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS);

GLASS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

BACKWASHING; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLUIDIZATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BACKWASHING; CALCULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTER; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; PREDICTION; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SAND; TECHNIQUE; VELOCITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 12844260717     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2004.0101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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