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FLAT-BOTTOMED SETTLING TANK [1 record]

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Record 1 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

If an upward flow of water passes continuously through a sludge blanket in a flat-bottomed settling tank, the heaviest particles will remain at the bottom of the blanket and the lightest will rise to the top.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Si dans un décanteur à fond plat un lit de boue est traversé d'une manière continue de bas en haut par un courant d'eau ascendant, les particules les plus lourdes demeurent à la base de ce lit de boue et les plus légères à sa partie supérieure.

Spanish

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