Investigation and development of an innovative pigging technique for the water-supply industry

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 79-89

  Quarini, G ^a   Ainslie, E ^a   Herbert, M ^a   Deans, T ^a   Ash, D ^a   Rhys, D ^a   Haskins, N ^b   Norton, G ^b   Andrews, S ^b   Smith, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol Water Plc   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hydrodynamics; Pigging; Pipe cleaning; Water industry

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; POTABLE WATER; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WATER SUPPLY;

FULL-SCALE TRIALS; LARGE DIAMETER PIPES; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PIGGING; PIPE CLEANINGS; QUANTITATIVE DATA; WATER INDUSTRIES; WATER SUPPLY INDUSTRY;

ICE;

EID: 77952522541     PISSN: 09544089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544089JPME312     Document Type: Article

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