A model of particle removal in a dissolved air flotation tank: Importance of stratified flow and bubble size

Water Research

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 262-272

  Lakghomi, B ^a   Lawryshyn, Y ^a   Hofmann, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bubbles; CFD; Dissolved air flotation (DAF); Multiphase flow; Particle removal; Stratified flow

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIR; DISSOLUTION; FLOTATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; TANKS (CONTAINERS); THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

BUBBLE; BUBBLE SIZE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS MODELING; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION TANKS; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATIONS; FLOW SIZES; PARTICLE CLUSTERING; PARTICLES REMOVAL; STRATIFIED FLOWS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS;

BUBBLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FLOATING BODY; PARTICLE SIZE; STRATIFIED FLOW;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIRFLOW; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; FLOTATION; PARTICLE REMOVAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PROCESS MODEL; TANK; WATER TREATMENT; AIR; FLOCCULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; PROCEDURES; THEORETICAL MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR; FLOCCULATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84908538106     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.09.053     Document Type: Article

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