An enhanced tanks-in-series model for interpretation of tracer tests

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 54, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 435-448

  Martin Dominguez, Alejandra ^a   Tzatchkov, Velitchko G ^a   Martin Dominguez, Ignacio R ^b   Lawler, Desmond F ^c  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DE TECNOLOGÍA DEL AGUA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^c The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Dead space and bypassing; Multi parameter models; Residence time analysis; Tanks in series; Tracer test; Water treatment plants

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

DEAD-SPACE AND BYPASSING; MULTI-PARAMETER MODELS; RESIDENCE TIME ANALYSIS; TANKS-IN-SERIES; TRACER TESTS;

TRACE ANALYSIS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; STAGNATION FLOW; TRACER; WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

EID: 28244462526     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2005.0041     Document Type: Article

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