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Treatment Plant Operations: Optimize Initial Mixing with Plug‐Flow Reactors
Author(s) -
Lang John S.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
opflow
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1551-8701
pISSN - 0149-8029
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8701.2002.tb01688.x
Subject(s) - retrofitting , mixing (physics) , environmental science , flow (mathematics) , spark plug , propeller , plug flow , process engineering , engineering , petroleum engineering , computer science , marine engineering , mechanical engineering , mechanics , physics , structural engineering , quantum mechanics
Most of the currently operating water treatment plants can significantly reduce their operating costs by improving initial mixing. Retrofitting with currently available initial mixing equipment will significantly reduce operating costs with no degradation in the quality of the treated water. This article describes two classes of plug‐flow initial mixers currently available for use in treatment plants: axial‐flow propeller pumps and hydraulic jet deflectors.