Design methodology for the swirl separator

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-45

  Veerapen, Jayen P ^a   Lowry, Brian J ^a   Couturier, Michel F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Solids removal; Swirl separator; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATORS; SOLID WASTES;

AXIAL MIXING; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; SWIRL SEPARATORS; TANK HEIGHT;

SWIRLING FLOW;

AQUACULTURE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; WASTEWATER;

CORRELATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATORS; SOLID WASTES;

EID: 18144377454     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2004.11.001     Document Type: Article

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