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FREE SURFACE AREA COEFFICIENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

The woven macrostrainer must normally be protected by a bar screen... The free surface area coefficient is about 50 or 60% and the rate of filtration(ratio between the flow-rate and the free surface area of the orifices of the immersed part of the screen) is generally about 0. 35 to 0. 40 m/s.

French

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

Le macrotamis doit être normalement protégé par une grille (...) Le coefficient de surface libre est de l'ordre de 50 à 60 % et la vitesse de filtration (rapport entre le débit et la surface libre des orifices du treillis immergé) est, généralement, d'environ 0.35 à 0.40 m/s.

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