CFD and experimental model studies for water disinfection tanks with low Reynolds number flows

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 550-560

  Rauen, William B ^a   Lin, Binliang ^a   Falconer, Roger A ^a   Teixeira, Edmilson C ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acoustic Doppler velocimetry; CFD; Flow and mixing processes; k models; Low Reynolds number flows; Simulation and optimisation; Water disinfection tanks

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACOUSTIC DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY; CHLORINE CONTACT TANKS; WATER DISINFECTION TANKS;

FLOW OF WATER;

CHEMICAL REACTORS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; FLOW OF WATER; REYNOLDS NUMBER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 39749100028     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.05.011     Document Type: Article

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