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The Helical Flow Reactor Clarifier: An Innovation in Water Treatment
Author(s) -
Wyness David Keith
Publication year - 1979
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.1551-8833.1979.tb04424.x
Subject(s) - clarifier , blanket , conical surface , flow (mathematics) , spiral (railway) , environmental science , water flow , waste management , environmental engineering , materials science , nuclear engineering , mechanics , process engineering , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics , composite material
The helical flow reactor clarifier is a hydraulically driven system designed to form and maintain a rotating, conical‐shaped sludge blanket, through which water would flow upward in an expanding spiral path. This design minimizes the energy input required for the maintenance of a sludge blanket and eliminates the mechanical problems associated with more conventional clarifiers.