Application of computational fluid dynamics to closed-loop bioreactors: II. Simulation of biological phosphorus removal using computational fluid dynamics

Water Environment Research

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 613-624

  Littleton, Helen X ^a   Daigger, Glen T ^b   Strom, Peter F ^a  

^a Rutgers University

^b CH2M HILL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Heterogeneous; Nutrient removal; Oxidation ditch; Phosphorus; Simultaneous

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOSPHORUS;

MIXING PATTERN; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; OXIDATION DITCH;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ACETIC ACID; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BIOREACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CARBON SOURCE; CLOSED LOOP BIOREACTOR; ENERGY RESOURCE; FLOW KINETICS; FLUID FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METABOLISM; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOREACTORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PHOSPHORUS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34547643710     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143006X136748     Document Type: Article

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