Computational modeling of ultraviolet disinfection

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1872-1878

  Younis, B A ^a   Yang, T H ^a  

^a University of California Davis   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Turbulence; UV disinfection; Vortex shedding

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE PREDICTION; CFD METHOD; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; CONVENTIONAL REACTORS; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; FLOW MOTION; FLUID MOTIONS; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; OPEN CHANNELS; TURBULENT FLUIDS; TURBULENT MIXING; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET LIGHTS; UV DISINFECTION; UV LAMPS; WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENTS;

DISINFECTION; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; LIGHTING; TURBULENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VORTEX FLOW; VORTEX SHEDDING; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISINFECTION; SOFTWARE; SUBMERGENCE; TURBULENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISINFECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 78751501750     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2010.469     Document Type: Article

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