CFD simulation of mechanical draft tube mixing in anaerobic digester tanks

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1040-1050

  Meroney, Robert N ^a   Colorado, P E ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic digesters; Computational fluid dynamics (CFD); Continuous stirred tank reactors (CSTR); High rate digesters; Jet mixing; Mechanical draft tube mixing; Stabilization

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; MIXING; STABILIZATION; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; CONTINUOUS STIRRED TANK REACTOR; DRAFT TUBES; HIGH RATE; JET MIXING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; JET; MIXING; RETENTION;

EID: 60949088750     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.11.035     Document Type: Article

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