An experimental study of the relationship between eroded flocs and cohesive beds in flocculated suspensions

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue , 2012, Pages 67-74

  Nasser, M S ^a   Twaiq, F A ^a   Onaizi, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIZWA   (Oman)

Author keywords

Bed density; Cohesive beds; Critical shear stress; Eroded flocs; Floc effective density

Indexed keywords

BED DENSITY; COHESIVE BEDS; CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; EFFECTIVE DENSITY; ERODED FLOCS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; EROSION; FLOCCULATION; KAOLINITE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SURFACES;

EID: 84859430365     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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