Characteristic analysis on temporal evolution of floc size and structure in low-shear flow

Water Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 509-520

  He, Weipeng ^a   Nan, Jun ^a   Li, Haoyu ^a   Li, Shengnan ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Floc breakage; Flocculation; Fractal dimension; Image analysis; Shear

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL DIMENSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OSTWALD RIPENING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEARING;

BOUNDARY FRACTAL DIMENSION; CHARACTERISTIC ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; FLOC BREAKAGE; KAOLIN SUSPENSIONS; POLYALUMINUM CHLORIDE; RESTRUCTURING PROCESS; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

SHEAR FLOW;

ALUMINUM CHLORIDE; KAOLIN;

AGGREGATE SIZE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIGITAL IMAGE; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLATEAU; SAMPLING; SETTLING VELOCITY; SHEAR FLOW; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; FLOCCULATION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR RATE; SHEAR STRESS; STEADY STATE; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW;

EID: 84355161428     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.11.040     Document Type: Article

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