Optimised hydrodynamics for membrane bioreactors with immersed flat sheet membrane modules

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 18, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 270-276

  Prieske, H ^a   Bohm L ^a   Drews, A ^b   Kraume, M ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air scour; Fouling; Hydrodynamic optimisation; MBR design; Shear stress; Single bubble

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649475637     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2010.1784     Document Type: Article

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