Research Article
Jan 1961

Mean Residence Time of Liquid in Trickling Filter

Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 126, Issue 3

Abstract

Pilot plant research studies aimed at broadening the basic knowledge relative to the performance of trickling filters were initiated. Here in are presented the results of initial hydraulic studies in which the mean residence time was determined for tap water applied to columns packed with spherical media under conditions of varying hydraulic loading rates, media size and depth.

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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 126Issue 3January 1961
Pages: 662 - 686

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Published online: Feb 10, 2021

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Morton D. Sinkoff, A.M.ASCE
Applied Science Rep., Internatl. Business Machines, Corp., Newark, N. J.; formerly Asst. San. Engr., Pub. Health. Service, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Cincinnati, Ohio
Ralph Proges, F.ASCE
San. Engr., Dir., Pub. Health Service, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Cincinnati, Ohio
James H. McDermott, A.M.ASCE
Senior Asst. San. Engr., Pub. Health Service, U. S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, New York, N. Y

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