The Effects of Different Mechanical Turning Regimes on Heat Changes and Evaporation During Sewage Sludge Biodrying

Drying Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1151-1158

  Cai, Lu ^a,b   Gao, Ding ^b   Hong, Nian ^c  

^a NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat loss; Heat production; Mechanical turning; Sewage sludge biodrying; Water evaporation

Indexed keywords

HEAT LOSSES; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES; DRYING EFFECTS; HEAT PRODUCTION; HEAT UTILIZATION; IN-SITU TEMPERATURE; SLUDGE BIO-DRYING; THERMOPHILIC PHASE; WATER EVAPORATION;

EVAPORATION;

EID: 84931578108     PISSN: 07373937     EISSN: 15322300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07373937.2015.1016574     Document Type: Article

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