Hydraulic modeling and axial dispersion analysis of UASB reactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 113-123

  Zeng, Y ^a   Mu, S J ^a   Lou, S J ^b   Tartakovsky, B ^b   Guiot, S R ^b   Wu, P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Axial dispersion; Bioreactor; Dynamic simulation; Fluorometry; Modeling; Orthogonal collocation; Upflow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB)

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETERS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

AXIAL DISPERSION; FLUOROMETRY; ORTHOGONAL COLLOCATION; UPFLOW ANAEROBIC SLUDGE BED (UASB);

BIOREACTORS;

RHODAMINE; TRACER;

ALGORITHM; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLUORESCENCE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; KINETICS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPFLOW REACTOR; VELOCITY;

EID: 23644439209     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2005.04.024     Document Type: Article

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