A CFD methodology for the design of sedimentation tanks in potable water treatment. Case study: The influence of a feed flow control baffle

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 110-121

  Goula, Athanasia M ^a   Kostoglou, Margaritis ^a   Karapantsios, Thodoris D ^a   Zouboulis, Anastasios I ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Baffle; Computational fluid dynamics; Numerical modelling; Sedimentation tank; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION;

FEED FLOW CONTROL BAFFLE; SEDIMENTATION TANK;

WATER TREATMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 44049087108     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.09.022     Document Type: Article

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