Effects of low temperature on floc fractal dimensions and shape factors during alum coagulation

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-27

  Xiao, Feng ^a   Zhang, Bao Jie ^b   Ma, Jun ^b   Yi, Peng ^b   Cui, Chong Wei ^b  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Floc; Fractal dimension; Reaction limited aggregation; Shape factor

Indexed keywords

ALUM COAGULATION; CLUSTER-CLUSTER AGGREGATION; FLOC STRUCTURE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LOW TEMPERATURES; PROBABILITY RULES; R VALUE; SHAPE FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); KAOLINITE; PARTIAL DISCHARGES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

COAGULATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL FLOW;

EID: 77149156907     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2009.019     Document Type: Article

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