Dissolved air flotation modelling: Insights and shortcomings

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 127-150

  Haarhoff, Johannes ^a   Edzwald, James K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Air bubbles; Contact zone; Dissolved air flotation; Floc; Models; Separation zone

Indexed keywords

FLOCCULATION; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEPARATION;

AIR FLOTATION MODELING; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES;

FLOTATION;

FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODELING; SEPARATION;

EID: 2942628005     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2004.0012     Document Type: Article

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