Experimental investigation and CFD modelling of flow, sedimentation, and solids separation in a combined sewer detention tank

Computers and Fluids

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1042-1049

  Dufresne, Matthieu ^a   Vazquez, José ^b   Terfous, Abdelali ^a   Ghenaim, Abdellah ^a   Poulet, Jean Bernard ^a  

^a INSA DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMBINED SEWERS; FLUID DYNAMICS; KINETIC ENERGY; PIPE; SEPARATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BED SHEAR STRESS; CFD CODES; CFD MODELLING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; INLET PIPES; MASS PERCENTAGES; PARTICLE BEHAVIORS; PARTICLE DENSITIES; PARTICLE TRACKING; RANDOM WALK MODELS; SOLIDS SEPARATIONS; TIME-SCALE; TURBULENT KINETIC ENERGIES;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 60649110844     PISSN: 00457930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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