In situ analysis of flocs

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-11

  Chakraborti, Rajat K ^a   Gardner, Kevin H ^b   Kaur, Jagjit ^a   Atkinson, Joseph F ^c  

^a CH2M HILL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate structure; Density; Floc properties; Fractal geometry; Number of particles; Porosity

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOCCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY;

AGGREGATE STRUCTURE; FLOC PROPERTIES; FRACTAL GEOMETRY;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

COAGULATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FLOCCULATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POROSITY; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

AGGREGATE; COAGULATION; DENSITY; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 33847000587     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2007.063     Document Type: Article

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