The use of circular surface aerators in wastewater treatment tanks

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-107

  Rao, Achanta Ramakrishna ^a   Kumar, Bimlesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Circular surface aerator; Oxygen transfer coefficient; Power per unit volume parameter; Surface aerators

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OXYGEN; WATER AERATION; WATER TANKS;

OXYGEN TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; POWER PER UNIT VOLUME PARAMETER; SURFACE AERATOR;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

OXYGEN;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; OXYGEN; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER AERATION; WATER TANKS;

AERATION; AERATOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33846408678     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1643     Document Type: Article

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