Evaluation of model parameters for simulating TiO2 coated UV reactors

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1366-1372

  Duran, J E ^a   Taghipour, F ^a   Mohseni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CFD; Drinking water treatment; Photocatalysis; Photoreactor; Simulation

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE MODELS; CFD; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT; INDIVIDUAL MODELS; MODEL PARAMETERS; PHOTOCATALYTIC REACTORS; PHOTOREACTOR; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION; SURFACE CHEMICAL REACTIONS; TIO; UV REACTORS;

PHOTOCATALYSIS; POTABLE WATER; RATING; SURFACE REACTIONS;

WATER TREATMENT;

DRINKING WATER; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BIOREACTOR; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER TREATMENT;

FORMIC ACIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 79955613257     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.191     Document Type: Article

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