A new nozzle for dissolved air flotation

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 611-617

  Zhang, Y ^a   Leppinen, D M ^b   Dalziel, S B ^c  

^a Yorkshire Water   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bubble formation; Bubble floc agglomeration; Nozzle design

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AIR; BUBBLE FORMATION; FLOTATION; NOZZLE DESIGN;

BUBBLE CLUSTERING; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; FIELD STUDIES; PRIMARY MECHANISM; SATURATION PRESSURE;

WATER TREATMENT;

NANOBUBBLE;

AIR BUBBLE; AIRFLOW; DESIGN METHOD; DISSOLVED MATTER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOCCULATION; OPTIMIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SATURATION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

AIR; ARTICLE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBUBBLE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESSURE; TURBIDITY;

EID: 77955073607     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2009.229     Document Type: Article

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