Simulation of biopile processes using a hydraulics approach

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 1103-1111

  Wu, Tong ^a   Crapper, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopiles; CFD; Hydraulics; Simulation; Wind

Indexed keywords

BIOPILES; CFD; CFD CODES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; EX SITU; EXTERNAL CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; SIMULATION; SIMULATION SYSTEMS; WIND SPEED;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; HYDRAULICS; PILES; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

SIMULATORS;

CARBON;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; MODELING; SIMULATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; VOLATILIZATION;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; PROCESS DESIGN; SIMULATION; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; WIND;

AIR; AIR MOVEMENTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PRESSURE; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

EID: 70349260139     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.131     Document Type: Article

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