Shock-Wave Behaviour of Sedimentation in Wastewater Treatment: A Rich Problem

Springer Proceedings in Mathematics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 175-214

  Diehl, Stefan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SEWAGE PUMPING PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

COMPLEX BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; CONTINUOUS SEDIMENTATION; CONTROL AND AUTOMATION; CONVECTION DIFFUSION; DISCONTINUOUS COEFFICIENTS; FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH; STEADY STATE SOLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 84893581052     PISSN: 21905614     EISSN: 21905622     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20236-0_7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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