Filtration of flocculated suspensions under declining pressure

AIChE Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1418-1430

  Martin, A D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belt filters; Belt thickeners; Drying beds; Flocculated suspension; Gravity filtration

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOCCULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); WATER FILTRATION; YIELD STRESS;

FLOCCULATED SUSPENSIONS; GRAVITY BELT THICKENER; SLUDGE DRYING BED;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

FILTRATION; FLOCCULANT; LIQUID-SOLID SEPARATION; SEPARATION; SUSPENSION;

ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; COMPRESSION; DEVICE; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; GRAVITY; GRAVITY BELT THICKENER; LIQUID; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PROCESS MODEL; SLUDGE DRYING; SLUDGE DRYING BED; SOLID; STRESS; SUSPENSION;

EID: 3042842122     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.10129     Document Type: Article

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