sedimentation tank


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sedimentation tank

n
(Building) a tank into which sewage is passed to allow suspended solid matter to separate out
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In a Secondary Sedimentation Tank, activated sludge masses formed in the reaction tank are precipitated for three to four hours, resulting in the separation of a supernatant (treated water) and sludge.
Tokyo Metropolitan Govt undertakes steps to recycle wastewater
Flow Patterns in a Rectangular Sewage Sedimentation Tank.In: 1st International Conference on Water Pollution Research.
Experimental and numerical investigations of baffle effect on the removal efficiency of sedimentation basin
The mill had to make white water from PM 2's sedimentation tank suitable for use with high-pressure (HP) showers equipped with fine orifice nozzles as small as 0.6 mm.
Closing the loop at Stora Enso Uetersen: at one German mill, a new filtration system reduced a fine paper machine's freshwater consumption by nearly one third
PRIMARY SEDIMENTATION TANK Wastewater flow slows down and suspended solids (undissolved waste) sink to the tank's bottom.
Down the drain
[26] studied the effects of the position and height of the baffle in a secondary sedimentation tank by placing the baffle at three different positions and various heights, qualitatively.
Numerical analysis effect of baffle on the performance of settling basin
[1] studied the effects of the position and height of the baffle ([theta] = 90 in a secondary sedimentation tank by the bottom inlet by placing the baffle at three different positions and various heights, qualitatively.
Experimental study of baffle angle effect on the removal efficiency of sedimentation basin
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