Gate and Vacuum Flushing of Sewer Sediment: Laboratory Testing

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-466

  Guo, Qizhong ^a   Fan, Chi Yuan ^b   Raghaven, Ramjee ^c   Field, Richard ^b  

^a Rutgers University   (United States)

^b Urban Watershed Management Research Edison   (United States)

^c US Infrastructure Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Combined sewers; Experimental data; Flushing; Sediment control; Storage tanks; Storm drainage; Surge; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SEWERS; DIGITAL STORAGE; SEDIMENTS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); DEPTH INDICATORS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SEWER LININGS; VACUUM;

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLUSHING; LABORATORY TESTING; PERFORMANCE; SEDIMENT CONTROL; SEWER SEDIMENTS; STORAGE TANK; STORM DRAINAGE; SURGE; WATER DEPTH;

RIVERS; HYDRAULIC GATES;

GATE-FLUSHING DEVICE; SEWER SEDIMENT; VACUUM-FLUSHING DEVICE; WATER DEPTH;

DRAINAGE; FLUSHING SYSTEM; SEDIMENT; SEWER NETWORK; STORAGE TANK; VACUUM SYSTEM;

EID: 2142828121     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: 19437900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2004)130:5(463)     Document Type: Article

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