Particle characterization and settling velocities for a water supply reservoir during a turbidity event

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 800-808

  Perkins, Marygail ^a   Effler, Steven W ^a   Peng, Feng ^a   Pierson, Donald ^b   Smith, David G ^b   Agrawal, Yogesh C ^c  

^a UPSTATE FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (United States)

^c Sequoia Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Reservoirs; Settling velocity; Size distribution; Water supply

Indexed keywords

BEAM ATTENUATION COEFFICIENT; PARTICLE CHARACTERIZATION; SETTLING VELOCITIES; STOKES LAW;

CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY;

WATER SUPPLY;

CLAY MINERALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY;

CLAY MINERAL; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MORPHOMETRY; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SETTLING VELOCITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

KENSICO RESERVOIR; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547634021     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2007)133:8(800)     Document Type: Article

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