Flow pattern analysis of a full-scale expanded granular sludge bed-type reactor under different organic loading rates

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 107, Issue , 2012, Pages 33-40

  Zheng, M X ^a   Wang, K J ^a   Zuo, J E ^a   Yan, Z ^b   Fang, H ^b   Yu, J W ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING MUNICIPAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Full scale EGSB type reactor; Hydraulic characteristic; Hydraulic retention time distribution; Suspended bed; Trace test

Indexed keywords

FULL-SCALE EGSB-TYPE REACTOR; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTIC; HYDRAULIC RETENTION TIME DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED BED; TRACE TEST;

BUOYANCY; FLOW PATTERNS;

LOADING;

BIOREACTOR; FLOW PATTERN; GRANULAR MEDIUM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SLUDGE; SUSPENDED LOAD; TRACER;

ARTICLE; EXPANDED BED REACTOR; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; GAS; LOADING TEST; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SLUDGE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VELOCITY;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEWAGE;

EID: 84862799990     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.102     Document Type: Article

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