Abstract: Shrinkage can effect significant consolidation of saturated filter cakes, and results in production of filtrate that must be omitted from specific resistance calculations. Shrinkage results when curved air/liquid interfaces ...

Abstract: A computer‐aided data acquisition system was developed for the generation of slurry filtration data. The system has some advantages over the traditional Buchner funnel apparatus, including: (1) Operation at pressure ...

Abstract: A computer‐aided data acquisition system was used with three sludges, two chemical‐conditioning systems and nine support media to investigate the effect of slurry solids concentration on specific resistance, the effect of ...

Abstract: An experimental technique is developed using synchrotron radiation to determine changes in the degree of saturation in a drying porous matrix. Analyses of the drying characteristics of two synthetic slurries, kaolin and ...

Abstract: While successful in removing turbidity and pathogens from drinking water, slow sand filters require ripening periods at the beginning of each filter run. The premise of this research was that it should be possible to enhance ...