Profiling and modelling of thermal changes in a large waste stabilisation pond

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 163-172

  Sweeney, David D ^a   Nixon, John B ^b   Cromar, Nancy J ^a   Fallowfield, Howard J ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b United Water International   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Persistence analysis; Thermal stratification; Waste stabilisation pond

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; THERMISTORS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ENERGY BALANCE; PERSISTENCE SNALYSIS; THERMAL CHANGES; THERMAL PROFILING; WASTE STABILISATION POND;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; POND; PREDICTION; SHEAR STRESS; STRATIFICATION; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMISTOR; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 23844504331     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0454     Document Type: Article

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