A new look at filter backwash hydraulics

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AKGİRAY Ö., Ahmet Mete S.

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply, cilt.1, sa.2, ss.65-72, 2001 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2001
  • Dergi Adı: Water Science and Technology: Water Supply
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, PASCAL, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Compendex, EMBASE, Environment Index, Geobase, ICONDA Bibliographic, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-72
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: backwash hydraulics, Ergun equation, filtration, fluidization
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A new approach to model media expansion during filter backwash is presented. The proposed approach is based on the assumption that the Ergun equation remains valid after fluidization. Mathematical formulas are derived for predicting expanded porosity for a given backwash velocity or backwash velocity for a given expanded porosity. These formulas can be easily used by the engineer. Values predicted using the proposed approach are in good agreement with experimental measurements.