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COMPRESSIBILITY COEFFICIENT [2 records]

Record 1 1981-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-01-26

English

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

[gradual pressure] facilitates extraction of the filtrate while producing only a slow increase in the specific resistance of the sludge (this advantage is all the greater because the coefficient of compressibility of the sludge is generally high) ...

Key term(s)
  • compressibility coefficient

French

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

[la pression progressive] facilite l'évacuation du filtrat en n'occasionnant qu'une montée lente de la résistance spécifique de la boue (cet avantage est d'autant plus appréciable que le coefficient de compressibilité de la boue est généralement élevé) [...]

Spanish

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