The effect of baffle spacing on hydrodynamics and solute transport in serpentine contact tanks

Journal of Hydraulic Research

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 558-568

  Kim, Dongjin ^a   Stoesser, Thorsten ^b   Kim, Jae Hong ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baffle spacing; Contact tank; Hydraulic efficiency indicators; Internal recirculation; Large eddy simulation; Residence time distribution; Short circuiting

Indexed keywords

HYDRODYNAMICS; LARGE EDDY SIMULATION; RESIDENCE TIME DISTRIBUTION; SERPENTINE; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; VORTEX FLOW;

BAFFLE SPACING; CONTACT TANKS; HYDRAULIC EFFICIENCY; INTERNAL RECIRCULATIONS; SHORT-CIRCUITING;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ADVECTION; DISINFECTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; RESIDENCE TIME; SERPENTINE; SIMULATION; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

EID: 84887699828     PISSN: 00221686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221686.2013.777681     Document Type: Article

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