Comparison of CFD, Biodosimetry and Lagrangian Actinometry to Assess UV Reactor Performance

Ozone: Science and Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 81-91

  Wols, Bas A ^a,b   Hofman Caris, C H M ^a   Harmsen, Danny J H ^a   Beerendonk, Erwin F ^a   van Dijk, Johannis C ^b   Chan, Po Shun ^c   Blatchley III , Ernest R ^c  

^a KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodosimetry; CFD; Lagrangian Actinometry; UV Disinfection; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMETRY METHOD; BIODOSIMETRY; CFD MODELING; CFD MODELS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMIC (CFD); CROSS FLOWS; DOMINANT PROCESS; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; FLUORESCENCE DECAYS; LAGRANGIAN; MICROBIAL RESPONSE; UV DISINFECTION; UV REACTORS; VALIDATION;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84859611729     PISSN: 01919512     EISSN: 15476545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01919512.2012.651398     Document Type: Article

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