Finite element analysis of flows in secondary settling tanks

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 849-876

  Kleine, D ^a   Reddy, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Coupled systems; Finite element approximations; Secondary settling tanks; Suspended solids; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLOW OF SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SETTLING TANKS; TURBULENT FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COUPLED SYSTEMS; FINITE ELEMENT APPROXIMATIONS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL FLUX THEORY; SECONDARY SETTLING TANKS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LIQUID-SOLID TWO-PHASE FLOW; SETTLING TANK; SUSPENDED LOAD; UNSTEADY FLOW; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 26844487365     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.1373     Document Type: Article

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