Experimental analysis of hydrodynamics in a jar-test

Process Safety and Environmental Protection

Volumn 83, Issue 1 B, 2005, Pages 22-30

  Bouyer, D ^a   Escudie R ^a   Line A ^a  

^a UMR792 INGÉNIERIE DES SYSTÈMES BIOLOGIQUES ET DES PROCÉDÉS   (France)

Author keywords

Dissipation rate of turbulent kinetic energy; Hydrodynamics; Jar test; Triple decomposition

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COAGULATION; DECOMPOSITION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOCCULATION; KINETIC ENERGY; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SALTS; TURBULENCE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

DISSIPATION RATE OF TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGY; JAR-TEST; KOLMOGOROV SCALES; TRIPLE DECOMPOSITION;

HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 13444311698     PISSN: 09575820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1205/psep.03109     Document Type: Article

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