Importance of flow stratification and bubble aggregation in the separation zone of a dissolved air flotation tank

B Lakghomi1, Y Lawryshyn, R Hofmann

  • 1Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto, 35 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 1A4, Canada. b.lakghomi@utoronto.ca

Water Research
|June 19, 2012
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