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Unsaturated flow phenomena in porous medium as in a trickling filter
Author(s) -
Ileri Recep,
Muslu Yilmaz
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of chemical technology and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.64
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1097-4660
pISSN - 0268-2575
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4660(199605)66:1<25::aid-jctb459>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - trickling filter , drop (telecommunication) , breakage , porous medium , materials science , substrate (aquarium) , liquid flow , filter (signal processing) , dispersion (optics) , mechanics , porosity , chemical engineering , composite material , environmental engineering , environmental science , optics , wastewater , physics , engineering , mechanical engineering , geology , oceanography , electrical engineering
Abstract The relationship between substrate removal efficiency and dispersion characteristics of biological filters was investigated. Flow measurements were made using tap water and a synthetic feed solution. The importance of changes in fluid regime with regard to the simultaneous transport and reaction within the biological filter was demonstrated. The effect of drop formation and breakage of liquid jets on substrate utilization was shown.