Numerical assessment of hydrodynamic characteristics in chlorine contact tank

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 885-898

  Amini, R ^a   Taghipour, R ^a   Mirgolbabaei, H ^b  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Baffle arrangement; Chlorine contact tank; Disinfection process; Tracer transport; Water treatment plant

Indexed keywords

BAFFLE ARRANGEMENT; CFD MODELS; DISINFECTION PROCESS; EFFECTIVE CONTACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; PHYSICAL MODEL; RECIRCULATIONS; TRACER TRANSPORT; VELOCITY FIELD;

CHLORINE; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HYDRODYNAMICS; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

EID: 80053482100     PISSN: 02712091     EISSN: 10970363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fld.2394     Document Type: Article

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