Characterization of micro-bubble size distribution and flow configuration in DAF contact zone by a non-intrusive image analysis system and tracer tests

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 253-262

  Moruzzi, R B ^a   Reali, M A P ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bubbles sizes; Contact zone; DAF; Image analysis

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; FROTH FLOTATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PILOT PLANTS; REMOVAL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BUBBLES SIZES; CONTACT ZONE; DETENTION TIME; DISSOLVED AIR; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; FLOW CONFIGURATIONS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; IMAGE ACQUISITION SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; LINEAR AVERAGES; MICRO-BUBBLE; NON-INTRUSIVE; PH VALUE; PRETREATMENT CHEMICALS; PROCESS VARIABLES; SOLID PARTICLES; TRACER TESTS;

BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS);

BIOREACTOR; DIAMETER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PH; REACTION KINETICS; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACER;

AIRFLOW; CONFERENCE PAPER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBUBBLE; VOLUMETRY; AIR; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PH; PILOT STUDY; SEWAGE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SOLUTIONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77950355465     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.784     Document Type: Article

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