CFD model for the design of large scale flotation tanks for water and wastewater treatment

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 46, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 6590-6599

  Kostoglou, M ^a   Karapantsios, T D ^a   Matis, K A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOTATION; WASTEWATER;

DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; FLOTATION MECHANISMS; FLOW MIXING;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

BUOYANCY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLOTATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WASTEWATER;

EID: 35348989148     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie0703989     Document Type: Article

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