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VITESSE DEVERSEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 1986-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

One of the criteria for the design of settling tanks in treatment plants; expressed as the settling velocity of particles that are removed in an ideal basin if they enter at the surface; it is expressed as volume of flow per unit water surface area of the tank.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Un des critères utilisés dans le calcul des bassins de décantation dans les stations de purification des eaux de consommation et les stations d'épuration des eaux usées; ce critère est exprimé en unité de volume par unité de surface et par jour ou simplement en unités de vitesse.

Spanish

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