Floc size distribution in a stirred suspension

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 103-112

  Bache, D H ^a   Rasool, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alumino humic; Distribution; Flocs; Fractal; Mass; Scaling

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

ALUMINO-HUMIC; FLOC SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STIRRED SUSPENSION;

FLOCCULATION;

ALUMINUM; HUMIC ACID;

FLOCCULATION; KINEMATICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENSITY; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; KINEMATICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; SEDIMENTATION; SHEAR FLOW; SOLID; SUSPENSION; VOLUMETRY; WATER TREATMENT;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FLOCCULATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SUSPENSIONS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 33744816185     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2006.213     Document Type: Article

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