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Filter Backwashing: When and How
Author(s) -
MacPhee Michael J.,
Becker William
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.1999.tb02171.x
Subject(s) - backwashing , filtration (mathematics) , filter (signal processing) , coagulation , flow (mathematics) , environmental science , process engineering , engineering , mathematics , mechanics , mechanical engineering , statistics , psychology , electrical engineering , physics , psychiatry , inlet
This article, part of a series developed by the Coagulation and Filtration Committee, discusses backwashing basics for optimum filter operation. Topics covered include: three parameters for determining when to backwash a filter; backwash flow rate; filter media selection; temperature factor; granular activated carbon; air scour; and, surface wash.