Minimization of short-circuiting flow through upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 951-959

  Chowdhury, Raja ^a   Mehrotra, Indu ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLETELY STIRRED TANK REACTORS (CSTR); SHORT-CIRCUITING FLOWS;

BIOMASS; FLOW OF FLUIDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ANAEROBIC PROCESS; CIRCULATING LIQUID; REACTOR; SLUDGE BLANKET CLARIFIER; STIRRED TANK; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 4344560024     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2004)130:9(951)     Document Type: Article

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