| Descriptor English: | Gravity Thickening | ||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Espesamiento por Gravedad
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Adensamento por Gravidade | ||
| Descriptor French: | Épaississement par Gravitation | ||
| Tree number(s): |
SP4.895.141.712.290.984 |
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| Scope note: | A process to increase the solid contents on sludge and, reducing its volume. In gravity densification, the principle of operation is sedimentation by zone, which is similar to conventional decanters. The dense sludge is removed from the bottom of the tank. (Freely translated from the original: www.sabesp.com.br) |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics HI history LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods PL policies SN statistics & numerical data |
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| Related: |
Sedimentation
DeCS | ||
| DeCS ID: | 25171 | ||
| Unique ID: | DDCS025171 | ||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
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Gravity Thickening
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| Concept UI |
FD00058136 |
| Scope note | A process to increase the solid contents on sludge and, reducing its volume. In gravity densification, the principle of operation is sedimentation by zone, which is similar to conventional decanters. The dense sludge is removed from the bottom of the tank. (Freely translated from the original: www.sabesp.com.br) |
| Preferred term | Gravity Thickening |
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