Numerical simulation of flow and tracer transport in a disinfection contact tank

Proceedings of the iEMSs 3rd Biennial Meeting," Summit on Environmental Modelling and Software"

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Gualtieri, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact tank; Environmental fluid mechanics; K model; Multiphysics 3.2; Numerical simulations; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE DOSE; COMPLEX FLOW; DETENTION TIME; ENVIRONMENTAL FLUIDS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; FLOWTHROUGH; MODEL RESULTS; MULTI-PHYSICS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; RECIRCULATIONS; TANK GEOMETRY; TANK WALLS; TRACER TRANSPORT; TURBULENT MIXING; TURBULENT TRANSPORTS; VELOCITY PROFILES; VOLUME DISPLACEMENTS;

CHLORINE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTACTS (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOW PATTERNS; FLUID MECHANICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; TURBULENCE;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 84858681525     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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