suspended sedimentation
1Sedimentation coefficient — The sedimentation coefficient s of a particle is used to characterize its behaviour in sedimentation processes, notably centrifugation. It is defined as the ratio of a particle s sedimentation velocity to the acceleration that is applied to it… …
2Sedimentation (water treatment) — Sedimentation is a physical water treatment process used to settle out suspended solids in water under the influence of gravity.[1] Contents 1 Basics 2 Applications 2.1 Potable Water Treatment …
3Suspended solids — refers to small solid particles which remain in suspension in water as a colloid or due to the motion of the water. It is used as one indicator of water quality. It is sometimes abbreviated SS, but is not to be confused with settleable solids,… …
4sedimentation coefficient — n a measure of the rate at which a molecule (as a protein) suspended in a colloidal solution sediments in an ultracentrifuge usu. expressed in svedbergs * * * the velocity at which a particle sediments in a centrifuge divided by the applied… …
5sedimentation tank — ▪ sewage treatment also called Settling Tank, component of a modern sewage treatment system. In a large metropolitan system, waste water is passed through a series of tanks following coarse screening to remove large objects. Grit… …
6sedimentation — Formation of a sediment. * * * sed·i·men·ta·tion .sed ə (.)men tā shən n 1) the action or process of depositing sediment 2) the depositing esp. by mechanical means of matter suspended in a liquid * * * sed·i·men·ta·tion (sed″ĭ mən …
7sedimentation tank — /sɛdəmənˈteɪʃən tænk/ (say seduhmuhn tayshuhn tank) noun a tank into which sewage is passed, allowing suspended solid matter to separate out …
8sedimentation coefficient — noun : a measure of the rate at which a molecule (as a protein) suspended in a colloidal solution sediments in an ultracentrifuge usually expressed in svedbergs …
9Carolina heelsplitter — Taxobox name = Carolina heelsplitter status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Unionoida familia = Unionidae genus = Lasmigona species = L. decorata binomial = Lasmigona decorata binomial… …
10environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
