Numerical modeling of flexible-membrane plate-and-frame filtration

AIChE Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 464-474

  Stickland, Anthony D ^a,d   De Kretser, Ross G ^a   Kilcullen, Adam R ^a   Scales, Peter J ^a   Hillis, Peter ^b   Tillotson, Martin R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNITED UTILITIES   (United Kingdom)

^c Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

^d Wilton Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Filter optimization; Filtration modeling; Separations; Waste slurries

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES;

FILTER OPTIMIZATION; FILTRATION MODELING; WASTE SLURRIES;

MEMBRANES;

DEWATERING; FILTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; RHEOLOGY; SLURRIES;

EID: 38849192402     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11369     Document Type: Article

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