Strength and breakage of activated sludge flocs

Powder Technology

Volumn 199, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-119

  Yuan, Yuan ^a   Farnood, Ramin R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated sludge; Binding force; Floc breakage; Floc strength; Taylor Couette flow

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BINDING FORCES; FLOC BREAKAGE; FLOC STRENGTH; TAYLOR COUETTE FLOW;

BIOACTIVITY; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FLOW CONTROL; SHEAR STRESS; SIEVES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY STATE; TURBULENT FLOW;

EID: 76749138059     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2009.11.021     Document Type: Article

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