Fluidization in an anaerobic EGSB reactor: Analysis of primary wakes and modeling of sludge blanket

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 135, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 700-707

  Bhattacharyya, Debraj ^a   Harmita, Hengky ^a   Singh, Kripa S ^a   Wilson, Bruce G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubbles; Fluidization; Granular materials; Reactors; Sludge; Stochastic processes

Indexed keywords

AXIAL DISTRIBUTION; BIOGRANULES; BUBBLES; CONCENTRATION OF; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; EGSB REACTOR; EXPANDED GRANULAR SLUDGE BED REACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FLOWTHROUGH; FLUID VELOCITIES; GAS BUBBLE; GAS FLOWS; REACTORS; SETTLING CHARACTERISTICS; SLUDGE; STOCHASTIC NATURE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES; TERMINAL VELOCITY;

FLOW SIMULATION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; GRANULAR MATERIALS; STOCHASTIC MODELS; WAKES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GRANULATION;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BUBBLE; FLUIDIZATION; MODELING; SLUDGE;

EID: 67749102143     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9372(2009)135:8(700)     Document Type: Article

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