On the shrinking and hardening of EPDM rubber membranes in water sanitation filtration tanks

Engineering Failure Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 361-367

  Hansen, E J ^a   Estevez, M A ^a   Es Said, O S ^a  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastomers; Hardening; Shrinking; Water reclamation plant

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; DIFFUSERS (FLUID); FILTRATION; HARDENING; PERFORATING; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PUMPS; RUBBER; SANITATION; SHRINKAGE; SLITTING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER TANKS;

RUBBER MEMBRANES; WATER RECLAMATION PLANT (WRP); WATER SANITATION;

WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

SEAL;

EID: 18444371758     PISSN: 13506307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2003.06.003     Document Type: Article

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