The development and calibration of a physical model to assist in optimising the hydraulic performance and design of maturation ponds

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 173-181

  Aldana, G J ^a   Lloyd, B J ^a   Guganesharajah, K ^b   Bracho, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b MOTT MACDONALD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational model; Dispersion number; Hydraulic efficiency; Hydraulic performance; Hydraulic retention time; Pond channels

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; EVALUATION; HYDRAULIC MODELS; HYDRAULICS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE;

DISPERSION NUMBER; HYDRAULIC DESIGN; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME; MATURATION PONDS; POND CHANNELS;

STABILIZATION PONDS;

RHODAMINE;

STABILIZATION POND; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOW RATE; PHYSICAL MODEL; POND; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WIND;

EID: 23844539691     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2005.0456     Document Type: Article

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