Hydraulic modeling of clay ceramic water filters for point-of-use water treatment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 429-435

  Schweitzer, Ryan W ^a   Cunningham, Jeffrey A ^a   Mihelcic, James R ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC FILTERS; CLAY CERAMICS; FILTER PERFORMANCE; FILTERED WATER; HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE; POINT-OF-USE; VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE; WALL THICKNESS; WATER FILTERS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; HYDRAULIC MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER LEVELS;

FORECASTING;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FILTER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; VOLUME; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CERAMICS; CLAY CERAMIC WATER FILTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILTER; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GEOMETRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POINT OF USE WATER TREATMENT; THICKNESS; VOLUMETRY; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; FILTRATION; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84871730923     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302956f     Document Type: Article

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