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A Theory of Diatomite Filtration
Author(s) -
Baumann E. Robert,
Cleasby John L.,
LaFrenz Robert L.
Publication year - 1962
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1962.tb00935.x
Subject(s) - filtration (mathematics) , volumetric flow rate , mathematics , chemistry , environmental science , environmental engineering , mechanics , physics , statistics
This article discusses an equation that expresses the filtration of an iron‐bearing water under normal conditions of body feed, iron concentration, and filtration rate. The equation has been verified in the laboratory in the removal of 2 to 8 ppm of iron from water at a filtration rate of 1 gpm/sq ft. Runs to evaluate applicability of the equation at higher flow rates are now being made.