Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling for the Design of Large Primary Settling Tanks

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 343-355

  Liu, Xiaofeng ^a   Garcia, Marcelo H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Non Newtonian; Primary settling tank; Sludge; Solids removal rate; Three dimensional modeling

Indexed keywords

NON-NEWTONIAN; PRIMARY SETTLING TANK; SLUDGE; SOLIDS REMOVAL RATE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; DESIGN; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REMOVAL; RHEOLOGY; SETTLING TANKS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DESIGN METHOD; FLOW MODELING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; STORAGE TANK; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79952352034     PISSN: 07339429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HY.1943-7900.0000313     Document Type: Article

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