Granular media filtration: Old process, new thoughts

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Lawler, D F ^a   Nason, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Characteristic removal length; Design; Filtration velocity; Granular media; Media size; Water filtration

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REMOVAL;

FILTRATION VELOCITY; GRANULAR MEDIA FILTRATION; MEDIA SIZE;

WATER FILTRATION;

DRINKING WATER;

DESIGN; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GRANULAR MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; WATER FILTRATION;

FILTRATION; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PARTICLE SIZE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

FILTRATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33744784277     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.201     Document Type: Article

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