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Thickener Operation

Thickener Operation is a unit process in wastewater treatment engineering that refers to the physical separation and concentration of suspended solids in a liquid slurry by gravitational settling within a thickener tank, thereby increasing the solids content of the underflow stream.

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2017–2026

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The continuous‐flow gravity thickener: Steady state behavior

Kerry A. Landman, L. R. White, Richard Buscall · AIChE Journal · 1988 · 131 citations

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Theoretical analysis of aggregate densification: Impact on thickener performance

Shane P. Usher, Rudolf Spehar, Peter J. Scales · Chemical Engineering Journal · 2009 · 65 citations

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Global weak solutions to the problem of continuous sedimentation of an ideal suspension

María Cristina Bustos, F. Concha, Wolfgang L. Wendland · Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences · 1990 · 57 citations

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A study on model predictive control in paste thickeners with rake torque constraint

Chee Keong Tan, Jie Bao, Götz Bickert · Minerals Engineering · 2017 · 51 citations

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The effect of flocculant solution transport and addition conditions on feedwell performance in gravity thickeners

A.T. Owen, Vy Nguyen, Phillip Fawell · International Journal of Mineral Processing · 2009 · 50 citations

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Authors

139

  1. RB
    Raimund Bürger

    University of Concepción, Chile

    6 publications · 151 citations

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  2. KH
    Kenneth H. Karlsen

    University of Oslo, Norway

    4 publications · 101 citations

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  3. FC
    F. Concha

    University of Concepción, Chile

    3 publications · 93 citations

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  4. JD
    John D. Towers

    MiraCosta College, United States

    3 publications · 85 citations

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  5. SD
    Stefan Diehl

    Lund University, Sweden

    3 publications · 90 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Concepción

    Concepción, Chile

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    505 citations

  2. Lund University

    Lund, Sweden

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    118 citations

  3. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    145 citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    237 citations

  5. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

    Canberra, Australia

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    473 citations

  6. Northeastern University

    Shenyang, China

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    191 citations

  7. University of Stuttgart

    Stuttgart, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    118 citations

  8. MiraCosta College

    Oceanside, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    85 citations

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  1. Chemical Engineering Journal

    4 publications · 152 citations

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  2. Chemical Engineering Science

    4 publications · 66 citations

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  3. International Journal of Mineral Processing

    4 publications · 146 citations

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  4. Minerals Engineering

    3 publications · 99 citations

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  5. AIChE Journal

    2 publications · 158 citations

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