The progression of flow rates in variable declining rate filter systems

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 442-452

  Dabrowski, Wojciech ^a  

^a CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Filter plants design; Flow control system; Rapid filtration

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLOW CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; WATER FILTRATION;

CONTROL SYSTEM; FILTRATION; FLOW CONTROL; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 33750581321     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: 1521401X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200500647     Document Type: Article

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