A new simple equation for the prediction of filter expansion during backwashing

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 336-345

  Soyer, Elif ^a   Akgiray, Omer ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Backwash; Filter media; Fluidization; Particle shape; Sphericity; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACK WASHING; BACKWASH; CRUSHED GLASS; ERGUN EQUATION; EXPANSION BEHAVIOR; FILTER EXPANSION; FILTER MEDIA; FIXED-BED; GLASS SPHERES; HEAD LOSS; NONSPHERICAL PARTICLE; PARTICLE SHAPE; PLASTIC SPHERES; SHAPE EFFECT;

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; GLASS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SILICA; SILICA SAND; SILICATE MINERALS; WATER TREATMENT;

SPHERES;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; FLUIDIZATION; GARNET; PERLITE; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SAND; SILICA; SPHERE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77149148488     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2009.090     Document Type: Article

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