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U-TUBE AERATOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2006-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A U-shaped aerator designed to increase the time that bubbles are in the water, thereby putting gas in the water.

OBS

The longer the bubbles stay below the water surface, the more time there is for oxygen to pass into the water.

Key term(s)
  • U tube aerator

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Aquaculture
DEF

Tube en forme de U utilisé pour l'aération de l'eau, se servant de la pression hydrostatique d'une fosse pour augmenter le transfert et d'un courant descendant pour stabiliser les bulles formées par l'émulseur (diffuseur, jet, cascade).

Spanish

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