Solids flushing, mixing, and water velocity profiles within large (10 and 150 m3) circular 'Cornell-type' dual-drain tanks

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 245-271

  Davidson, John ^a   Summerfelt, Steven ^a  

^a Freshwater Institute Shepherdstown   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Hydraulics; Mixing; Solids flushing; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; NOZZLES; OXYGEN; SEWAGE TANKS; WATER;

DUAL-DRAIN CULTURE TANKS; SOLIDS FLUSHING;

SOLIDS;

AQUACULTURE;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS;

EID: 7444221207     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2004.03.009     Document Type: Conference Paper

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