The weaknesses of a k-e{open} model compared to a large-eddy simulation for the prediction of UV dose distributions and disinfection

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 528-536

  Wols, B A ^a,b   Uijttewaal, W S J ^b   Hofman, J A M H ^a,b   Rietveld, L C ^b   van Dijk, J C ^b  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

CFD; Dose distribution; K e open model; Large eddy simulation; Turbulence modelling; UV disinfection

Indexed keywords

CFD; CFD MODELLING; CFD MODELS; CROSS FLOWS; DOSE DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; LOCAL FLOWS; LOCAL GEOMETRY; TURBULENCE MODELLING; UV DISINFECTION; UV DOSE; UV LAMPS; UV REACTORS; VELOCITY FIELD;

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; TURBULENCE MODELS; ULTRAVIOLET LAMPS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77955268122     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.05.055     Document Type: Article

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