Validation of medium-pressure UV disinfection reactors by Lagrangian actinometry using dyed microspheres

Water Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1370-1380

  Shen, C ^a   Scheible, O K ^a   Chan, P ^b   Mofidi, A ^c   Yun, T I ^d   Lee, C C ^d   Blatchley III, E R ^b  

^a HydroQual Inc   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Water Quality and Treatment Solutions Inc ^*  (United States)

^d METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disinfection; Dose distribution; Lagrangian actinometry; Medium pressure; Microspheres; UV

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MICROSPHERES; POTABLE WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BIODOSIMETRY; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; DOSE RESPONSE; LAGRANGIAN ACTINOMETRIES; MEDIUM PRESSURE; REACTOR SYSTEMS; RESPONSE BEHAVIOUR; ULTRAVIOLET; ULTRAVIOLET DOSE; ULTRAVIOLET REACTORS;

DISINFECTION;

DISINFECTION; DYE; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; PRESSURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 61549091859     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2008.12.028     Document Type: Article

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