Performance analysis of ultraviolet water disinfection reactors using computational fluid dynamics simulation

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 221, Issue , 2013, Pages 398-406

  Xu, Chen ^a   Zhao, X S ^b   Rangaiah, G P ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Monte Carlo method; Ultraviolet irradiation; Water disinfection

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; DIFFERENT SHAPES; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY TECHNOLOGY; LOG REDUCTIONS; MOTION TRAJECTORIES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; REACTOR PERFORMANCE; ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTIONS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV DISINFECTION; UV DOSAGE; WATER DISINFECTIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

DISINFECTION;

EID: 84874719685     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.108     Document Type: Article

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