Hydrodynamic characterization in dissolved air flotation (DAF) contact zone

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue 6 pt 5, 1998, Pages 245-252

  Shawwa, Ayman R ^a   Smith, Daniel W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contact zone; Dissolved air flotation; Hydrodynamics; Mixing; Model; Peclet Number

Indexed keywords

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); FLOTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING;

AXIAL DISPERSION MODEL; BUBBLE FLOC INTERACTION; CONTACT ZONE; PECLET NUMBER;

WATER TREATMENT;

BUBBLE; FLOC; FLOTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MIXING;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODEL;

EID: 1542677993     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(98)00585-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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