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HIGH-RATE FILTER [2 records]

Record 1 2016-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Water Pollution
CONT

In the high-rate filter the rate of feed has been increased, the recirculation ratio increased and the loading per unit of filter media has been stepped up.

CONT

High-rate filters are dosed with a much heavier organic loading per unit of media than is the low-rate filter (...)

OBS

(...) the effluent from the [high-rate] filter is normally mixed with the raw sewage and returned to the filter for additional treatment. (...) Returning all or a portion of the filter effluent is called recirculation and is a characteristic of the high-rate filter system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Pollution de l'eau
DEF

Lit bactérien conçu pour recevoir environ 1 Kg de D.B.O./j/m³ de matériau filtrant dans 10 à 30 m³ par m² de surface. Leur hauteur varie de 3 à 5 m voire davantage.

Key term(s)
  • filtre à forte charge
  • lit bactérien à haut rendement

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y herramientas (Abastecimiento de agua)
  • Tratamiento de aguas residuales
  • Contaminación del agua
DEF

Filtro goteador operado a un alto promedio diario de dosificación. Usualmente entre 10-30 mgd por acre, algunas veces cuenta con recirculación del efluente.

OBS

Aunque la palabra "filtro" no es correcta ya que no se efectúa ninguna acción coladora ni filtrante, se utiliza más "filtro" que "lecho".

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Record 2 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Wastewater Treatment
CONT

Its completely new design [Aquazur filter] satisfies the ... fundamental requirements of a high-rate filter: ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

Sa conception nouvelle [filtre Aquazur] répond aux [...] impératifs fondamentaux d'un filtre à grande vitesse : [...]

Spanish

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